Amadeus reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(4,384 total reviews)
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Luis Maroto

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Amadeus has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,384 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amadeus employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
May 3, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

The region Cote d'Azur is amazing if you love nature and the outdoors. The mountains are only a few hours away and lend themselves to skiing and hiking. The beaches are very close, you have the choice of sand in Juan-les-Pins or stones in Nice. There are a lot of tourists during the summer time and give the region a very international feel. You'll make a lot of friends - almost all of them will live in Juan-les-Pins or Antibes, it's like a student city. The people that work here are really nice.

Cons

Old technology, not just software wise but also development methodology wise.The developers who actually do the work have no say during the planning stage. Pretty much all decisions come from "above". Due to the fact that there is no real methodology at work, there are LARGE periods of inactivity. Communication is a real problem. There is no communication between teams which leads to huge amounts of frustration when things do not work. The source code is abysmal. If you are an ambitious developer who wants to work with the latest and greatest in the software world, steer clear of this company.

2.0
Apr 20, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

- Respect for employees - Opportunities to meet people of all nationalities - Good processes - Smart people

Cons

- Slow and cautious in decision-making - Little empowerment - Very slow career and salary advancement - Political environment

3.0
Apr 18, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

The surrounding area is a nice place to live with lots of things to do. Many facilities are available for employees, kitchens, a good canteens, as well as social clubs and services.

Cons

The technology is very old and the code is among the worst I've ever seen in a workplace. Staff turnover is high and they like to employ young people from university who leave after a few years so the quality of the code keeps getting worse. You are restricted from using new technologies and have no freedom to implement anything. The company is more interested in how much you love the company and it's bad inefficient processes than how well you work. The company likes to keep a high number of contractors and often there are bad feelings about the way contractors are poorly treated. There are too many managers who seem to do nothing except receive reports from team leaders. The company is stuck in old way and have become too big and inefficient to change. A lot of work (new and old) is being outsourced to cheaper countries. Promotions are based on which university you went to (even if you have 10+ years of high quality experience and high technical skills). With an odd exception, only French people are considered for leadership roles.

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