Pros
-They hire great people with great personalities, no room for "bad" people who disrespect others -Amazing HR team, they are not powerless like other companies and they take care of their employees -Good benefits in Dubai, very close to the top when it comes to benefits in Dubai's office -They take their time prepping a new employee for prime time, no pressure -Other companies/business units owned by Expedia love hiring from Expedia LPS and a lot of employees use Expedia LPS as a gateway to other companies with great challenges and a faster pace -Females get a fair chance if they are wiling to take positions that involves traveling (Expedia LPS), they are not by hired for the sake of filling a quota which is the worst thing you can do to promote diversity. the director and senior director are females and I believe they earned their spot by working hard, really hard. -First 3 levels are nearly the same and require similar set of skills (Market Associate, Associate Market Manager and market manager), if you can do one of them, you can probably do all of them, apply for a higher position. Don't apply for an area manager unless you really know the market and challenges, don't expect someone to share the challenges with you in the interview even if you ask.
Cons
-Slow, Dead slow. Competition will run in circles around you while you are seeking attention or approvals -Synergy, absolutely no synergy since targets are not aligned in any shape or form, people doing their job right can easily affect your progress negatively because their targets are not aligned with yours -This is not a place to innovate, don't try to challenge anything, just work with the system in place, this is a "Yes man" environment, you will meet a lot of great minds that are just doing boring tasks to keep food on their table, took me 6 months to understand that I can't change anything! (this may not apply to USA or top EU countries) -Emerging markets are mainly supported by headcount only, stay clear -Personal development is very limited, work on yourself by yourself -Expedia LPS is extremely unchallenging with very slow career growth -Targets in emerging markets will force you to work hard and out of the official working hours as you will not have the budget or the approvals to innovate, expect long hours and a lot of travelling.