Just get rid of the Bartels - Anonymous employee Travelzoo Employee Review

3.0
Apr 11, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing, talented, passionate colleagues. Dynamic workplace with lots of opportunities to take on new challenges and learn. Middle management is full of great people and some of upper management Flexible working.

Cons

Ralph Bartel is a dictator who is so out of touch with his own company and the industry that he will drive the company into the ground. The Bartel brothers preach that they want people to be innovative and forward thinking, but when people try they get shot down and at times, verbally insulted in company wide calls. They don’t offer their UK team equal benefited to other countries. Progression within the company is incredibly difficult.

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