Horrible work/life balance for remote workers - Associate Copy Editor Reputation Employee Review

2.0
6 Sept 2012
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Pros

If you don't have a family or need a substantial salary, working from home is nice. Other than management, coworkers were helpful and friendly.

Cons

I took this job so I could continue to stay at home with my kids, but because they implemented the oDesk productivity tracking system, I ended up having to work in the middle of the night. I found my manager to be very brusque and insulting at times, with inconsistent feedback. Instead of completing my training period, she handed me off to other trainers. It seemed like she was sick of giving me feedback. When the workload increased, she decided to demote me instead of finishing my training. That combined with the insane hours and low pay sent me back to the job market. I also was a bit sketched out by some of the clientele. It seemed liked we were defending some real nasty characters.

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5.0
7 Nov 2025
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Pros

Great management, lots of resources to ensure success in your role.

Cons

It can be difficult for cross-department collaboration with everyone being in different time zones.

2.0
13 May 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

*Benefits are a bit pricey, but you'll be well covered *Great coworkers *Lunch for in office workers.

Cons

*Constant layoffs. Even after leaving I'm still seeing a lot of former colleagues being let go. Great talent has been let go to cut costs. *Pay is much lower than industry average and it seems there is no budget to increase pay. *Platform has bugs and issues that were never resolved by engineering, leaving teams to develop work arounds and frustrating clients. *For bugs that are addressed, solutions take weeks to months to get fixed frustrating clients and resulting in churn. *Lack of direction and leadership. All teams are on their own path without clear direction. *No 401k match.

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