Pros
Sabre has pretty good global exposure with their foot in the door with many top global companies. As such it can offer employees some invaluable global experience and professional contacts across it's customer base. Sabre has a somewhat flexible work from home policy, although it can be a bit restrictive and overly dynamic compared to other companies in the market. Their motto is "Best Team in Travel" so they tend to do a fair job recruiting talent. However potential employees beware, Sabre rarely delivers what it promises and in my tenure I've seen some very deceptive business practices at play.
Cons
This company has lots of faults. Fundamentally Sabre is broken up into various brands. Sadly these brands don't really play well with one another. The work environment within Sabre Holdings is a bit toxic and not for the faint at heart. Working in any given position is like constantly playing a game of chess and requires the prowess of a seasoned politician. The work environment tends to be hostile. Upper management rarely supports their teams and this is truly a company where the customer is always right, i.e. don't expect any job security. They pay less than their competitors for the same position and offer enticing time off packages. However these packages are primarily "smoke and mirrors" to draw in talent. You will never be allowed to take more than a long weekend off at one time. Even then you would still be required to regularly check emails and join conference calls as required. HR isn't to be trusted, including any employee support services provided by the company. They tend to be somewhat discriminatory against certain protected classes and relate best to "locals". Positions are poorly defined and many employees find themselves signing on for one job but actually given quite something different. Every company struggles from this to an extent but not to the superior level Sabre tends to employee this practice. Benefits aren't the best, particularly health insurance. Fundamentally, being a Texas based company, Sabre does not provide cost of living increases. Therefore you tend to be stuck with what you were hired on, regardless of your length of employment. So negotiate big on the front end as raises, even performance based, are rare. Sabre also employees a ridiculous review scheme which is essentially designed to rate all employees 'average'. Sabre is against making anyone a 'shinning star' so don't expect rave reviews. A schema primarily in place to justify their lack of salary adjustments or raises. Turn over within Sabre is high. They frequently lay entire departments off and are perpetually reorganizing. This provides little to no job security and adds to a stressful work environment. Stress is the key operative within Sabre Holdings, so much that many employees manifest this stress via physical ailments. Employees being hospitalized for stress related causes isn't uncommon and management isn't very sympathetic to their plight. Sabre is also historically poor at promoting from within. They tend to actively recruit new talent and favor 'fresh meat' over seasoned employees. So don't expect to be promoted or even have the ability to move around within the organization easily.