Does Freelancer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Freelancer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Freelancer. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Freelancer?

86% of Freelancer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Freelancer 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Freelancer?

Freelancer (1358) , Graphic Designer (749) , Software Engineer (512) , Software Developer (326) , Content Writer (312) , Web Developer (296) , Designer (221) , Freelance Writer (209) , Front End Developer (160) , Video Editor (150) , Data Entry (142) , Consultant (139) , Photographer (132) , Freelance Graphic Designer (121) , Project Manager (118)

What are the pros of working at Freelancer according to real employee reviews?

"flexible and work from home" ((in 331 reviews)); "I enjoy flexible hours Because I am raising a toddler as well as being pregnant." ((in 314 reviews)); "Lots mobility and creative freedom" ((in 202 reviews)); "Good work life balance and you can plan ur time" ((in 189 reviews)); "flexible and good money if you have a right network" ((in 137 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Freelancer according to real employee reviews?

"salary is low and low to nothing yearly increase" ((in 363 reviews)); "low pay and difficult to find work" ((in 224 reviews)); "No Benefits: Freelancers do not typically receive benefits like health insurance or retirement plans." ((in 224 reviews)); "No job security and no promotion" ((in 155 reviews)); "Time management: Freelancers need to manage their own time and may struggle with balancing multiple projects and deadlines." ((in 70 reviews))

Freelancer reviews

4.2

86% would recommend to a friend

(8,454 total reviews)

Matt Barrie

91% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Freelancer has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 8,454 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Freelancer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personalwesen industry (3.8 stars).

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8K reviews

5.0

Oct 3, 2014

Software Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Fun working environment. Employees are well taken care of in terms of benefits and other perks. Cool technologies. A lot of talented and experienced professionals. Free trip to Sydney.

Cons

Evaluation or increase in salary is rarely considered.

2.0

Sep 23, 2014

Don't bother - not worth it!

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Interesting tech environment and some interesting people.

Cons

- no team work - quite the contrary actually - underpaid for the work requested - chaotic and dirty work place - lies from HR people - unbelievable lack of professionalism on all management levels

5.0

Sep 10, 2014

greeat

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work on your own schedule , website unique and revamped. better layout copetitiors easy to rememeber domain name

Cons

very low bids , too many disputes , horrible translation for work

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