Growth within the company driven primarily by loyalty (vs merit) - Anonymous employee Upwork Employee Review

1.0
Feb 17, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Upwork's mission (To create economic opportunities so people have better lives) was great if it followed properly! The work environment was nice before.

Cons

Middle-tier management layer in Chicago needs a complete revamp. Top people are leaving the company due to stifling/suffocating work environment. The mid-level managers in Sales and Finance are looking for yes persons. They are hiring and promoting people not based on merit but on loyalty. Healthy disagreements and logical discussions are shut down and counted against you.

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