Sad times - Anonymous employee Lonely Planet Employee Review

1.0
Apr 24, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I'm not sure if I will ever find a company where the employees care so much about the product and love the brand. People take a pay cut to work for Lonely Planet, don't let their talents go to waste.

Cons

No communication, no management (people don't even know who their managers are), a lot of incompetence from senior leaders, no company direction or strategy, obvious discrimination towards women. Prior to the NC2 sale it was the best company to work for, now it's the worst.

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Cons

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