Wasted Potential - Accounting Manager Upwork Employee Review

2.0
Nov 24, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-The work-life balance is tremendous, as it is easy to get away with not working. -There are quick opportunities for advancement as long as you know how to play politics. -The company had the potential to change the world and it still can if the majority of its current problems are addressed.

Cons

-The CEO has stated that accounting isn't important, which makes the likelihood on an IPO near zero. -The growth rates are not where they should be. Management believes these are due to "self-inflicted wounds," but in actuality, the company is unfocused and has spent the past year antagonizing its user base. -The company is too big to keep up with changes in the marketplace and too small to be self-sustaining. This leads to a business that is stagnating even with the market trends in its favor. -The turnover rate is high, and this has really begun to impact the stability of the company. Engineers with any knowledge of the company have almost all left, leaving a bunch of people who do not know how to fix problems with the websites when they occur. -The CFO and CAO left along with the previous CEO, leaving a management team behind that is largely grasping at straws in order to keep their jobs.

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