Upwork reviews

3.8

59% would recommend to a friend

(635 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 635 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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635 reviews
1.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

There are not much pros for Upwork but the job pays well. and they have a mature remote environment is about it

Cons

Toxic environment in many ways with management that are distant and micro-management. no place for innovation inside the teams with strict bi-weekly meetings that include all team to state what you worked on in front of everyone so they make sure all work is for object and no place for team driven improvements unless approved. constant layoffs with 2 happen across 2 years. People that were with the company for years were severed just like that.

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