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      Great people but exec leadership terrible - Manager Upwork Employee Review

      3.0
      Feb 4, 2025
      Manager
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      Pros

      They hired fantastic people. Strong second, first line leaders as well as representatives.

      Cons

      No direction, hard for people to reach success because the lack of direction, vision and unwillingness to listen to experts they hire in.

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      5.0
      Feb 25, 2026
      Analytics
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great people, very approachable, interesting problems

      Cons

      A lot of short term thinking and near future optimization

      2.0
      Jun 5, 2026
      Program manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Pay and benefits were pretty good. Only reason I stayed.

      Cons

      Chaotic leadership. People are constantly busy doing things that don't matter as there is no clear understanding of what the strategy is or what success looks like.

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