It's a large company, what you would expect - Anonymous employee Upwork Employee Review

4.0
29 Dec 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Smart, friendly people; flexible work environment; sense of social mission; company culture that's not about being mean

Cons

Lack of clear strategic mission; future of the business is unclear; lack of clarity around layoff decisions

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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
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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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