Upwork reviews

3.8

59% would recommend to a friend

(636 total reviews)
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Hayden Brown

53% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Upwork has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 636 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Upwork employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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636 reviews
3.0
May 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Remote -Flexible -Low Entry Floor -Many Different Positions

Cons

-Pay Relatively low -Internal movement to other positions is difficult - Internal communication is not good -good luck getting an updated rate -little to no other benefits. 40 hours of PTO for a whole year?

3.0
Mar 26, 2025

The people

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pros great people to work with around an inspiring mission

Cons

drastic constant shifts in strategy

2.0
Mar 4, 2025

Upwork US through Velocity Global

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Understanding for time off with family

Cons

No more raises or bonuses if you work for Velocity and not in the company directly. They lay off last minute instead of on advance to give you a heads up.

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