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      Run far and fast

      Anonymous employee
      Current employee
      Chicago, IL
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Unlimited PTO and ability to work from home

      Cons

      If I’m not demoralized enough daily by the company’s inability to listen to its customers and deliver on its mission, my supervisor will step in with public critique despite rush deadlines and changing processes. Leadership blames everyone but themselves for revenue shortcomings, which leads to lots of finger pointing and a workforce that is so scared of layoffs they need to point out each other’s shortcomings and step over each other. The company continually prioritizes short term gain rather than a healthy platform, hiring people who have never heard or used Upwork to improve it without listening to customers who use it. The salary I received was great at first, but I haven’t had a raise since. Promotions are rare, a supervisor told me “just do the job you were hired to do. There’s no room for growth for you here”

      19

      JAva dev

      Anonymous freelancer
      Current freelancer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good pay compared to other peers

      Cons

      need to buy credits no free

      Solid Place

      Associate counsel
      Current employee
      Los Angeles, CA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Remote work, great WLB, colleagues are smart and fun

      Cons

      pay not as good as some other tech companies, not sure a lot of room for growth

      Great time

      It support
      Former employee
      Columbus, OH
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good pay, performance based, more work more money

      Cons

      Money gets smaller if you don’t perform well

      Sales in Upwork

      Sales development representative (sdr)
      Former contractor
      New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      It was nice, great pay and great colleagues

      Cons

      long working hours, worklife balance

      Very good place for remote work

      Lead engineer
      Current contractor
      Cairo, Cairo Governorate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good weekly pay for overseas employees compared to local market

      Cons

      Salaries are obscure and no bonus for overseas employees compared to Full time employees

      Good talent but lost direction

      Senior product manager
      Former employee
      San Francisco, CA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good and smart people and good pay

      Cons

      Leadership is not focused and don't take accountability

      4

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      Customer service representative
      Former employee
      Mountain View, CA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good pay, Good hours, Great customers

      Cons

      Upper management is not great to work with.

      Poor culture and over works employees

      Anonymous employee
      Former employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The pay and benefits were great

      Cons

      The culture is so poor and it seems as though no one really cared about the people but only the bottom line. The expectation is for employees to work excessively and if you're unable to keep up it reflects poorly. There were several leaders that had a complete disregard for others and even when escalated nothing is done.

      Tech support

      Technical support engineer
      Current contractor
      Lagos
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good pay, effort is rewarded with money

      Cons

      Targets can be quite high

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