Stay away from this sinking ship - Anonymous employee Upwork Employee Review

1.0
Jun 28, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fully remote work is a plus

Cons

Constant firings of VPs and SVPs and Directors Politics of survival (introduced by above as there is no safety) Clueless executives (introduced by above as new ppl with zero industry experience are being hired to replace old timers) Business model dying out (remote work peaked and is shrinking with all Back To Office policies) CEO and top executives have NO real strategy left... they tried everything from international expansion to becoming a payment service to becoming some form of an AI platform.. and failed in all.

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Cons

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