Change Is Constant, Leadership Is Limited - Manager Upwork Employee Review

3.0
May 25, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Many friendly and collaborative people to work with, and a great deal of autonomy provided, along with respect for subject matter expertise. Like in all businesses, there are exceptions to this.

Cons

There are constant shifts in strategy, and frequent downsizing/layoff rounds to accompany them. There is a lot of regular positive, fluffy talk from senior management, and also senior management who love the sound of their own voice, but they often become trapped in their own worldview and do not always welcome reality checks or being told something counter to their point of view. There is also a large communication gap between the Marketplace and Enterprise sides of the business, which results in missed opportunities, duplicative effort, and poor coordination.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 5, 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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