Better in '16 than '15 - Anonymous employee Upwork Employee Review

3.0
Mar 3, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits: free lunch, gym reimbursement, extended parental leaves, unlimited PTO

Cons

CEO was involved in minutiae and didn't trust his executive team to make their own decisions and lead

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