Upwork reviews

3.8

60% would recommend to a friend

(630 total reviews)
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Hayden Brown

57% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Upwork has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 630 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Upwork 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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630 reviews
3.0
May 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Remote -Flexible -Low Entry Floor -Many Different Positions

Cons

-Pay Relatively low -Internal movement to other positions is difficult - Internal communication is not good -good luck getting an updated rate -little to no other benefits. 40 hours of PTO for a whole year?

2.0
May 5, 2025

Too much restructuring

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fully remote work with interesting projects

Cons

Too many layoffs and too much chasing the "shiny object"; including specific people allowing for a very dysfunctional workplace where talent isn't rewarded but favoritism is.

5.0
Apr 2, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good for junior developers starting out

Cons

Low paying salary starting out

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