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      Upwork

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      Upwork reviews

      3.8

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (633 total reviews)
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      Hayden Brown

      55% approve of CEO

      43% positive business outlook

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      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      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 633 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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      633 reviews
      4.0
      Sep 15, 2023

      work as you please

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      remote, decide your own projects

      Cons

      no structure for help maintaining work

      1.0
      Sep 14, 2023

      Where are the adults? This place is a train wreck

      Anonymous
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pros are few and far between. Avoid at all costs unless you’re destitute. For the tldr, search review terms like “dumpster fire,” “lies,” and “leadership”—that ought to give you a pretty solid idea of how this place runs. • ICs are wonderful and hardworking • unlimited PTO but you can’t use it because of the constant hysterics

      Cons

      • TERRIBLE, erratic leadership at all levels who act like impulsive children chasing shiny new toys •Constantly shifting priorities • Awful product built on an outdated tech stack • Major turnover, talented people quickly leave, so nobody knows what’s going on • no process or documentation because everyone quits • Top-heavy org without enough ICs: tons of unseasoned VPs/directors • twice the work for half the pay of real tech companies • toxic leadership, no psychological safety • layoffs every year • several outright lies during my interviews, not ethical

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