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      Upwork

      Engaged Employer

      Upwork reviews

      3.8

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (631 total reviews)
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      Hayden Brown

      57% approve of CEO

      44% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Upwork has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 631 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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      631 reviews
      3.0
      Feb 4, 2025

      Great people but exec leadership terrible

      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.

      1.0
      Jan 31, 2025

      History Repeats Itself Every Year at Upwork

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The only pro: Being remote

      Cons

      - Annual layoffs - Company hasn't been innovative since they created the original product - The base salary is only competitive because it's difficult to make commission (nobody needs the product anymore) - Managers will freeze your "unlimited PTO" - The CEO wrote a tone deaf LinkedIn post the day after laying off dozens of people saying what a "profitable and successful year" it had been

      1.0
      Jan 13, 2025

      used to be good

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      remote, good benefits for families

      Cons

      terrible leadership, tone deaf, no growth

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