Experience varies depending on which team you're on - Anonymous employee Upwork Employee Review

3.0
10 Mar 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice people and perks.

Cons

Strangely passive aggressive - things are pleasant on the surface with an undercurrent of unexpected ruthlessness. Messy at times, but so are most workplaces.

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Pros

Great people, very approachable, interesting problems

Cons

A lot of short term thinking and near future optimization

2.0
5 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pay and benefits were pretty good. Only reason I stayed.

Cons

Chaotic leadership. People are constantly busy doing things that don't matter as there is no clear understanding of what the strategy is or what success looks like.

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