Growing but at what cost? - Anonymous employee Uber Employee Review

3.0
5 Mar 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

When I first started at Uber I was really excited and knew that there would be a ton of opportunity for growth professionally, and I knew it would be a challenge but I was ready to work hard. When I started in 2014 you could feel the energy and excitement, which has mostly gone away at this point. There are still a ton of great employees there and I made great connections. Free food and Uber credits are nice and they do have a good benefits package.

Cons

- POLITICS (even if you try to avoid them you are negatively impacted) - Bad hires: In the beginning I think Uber hired a lot of great talent and good people but now it is growing so fast that they are not hiring well, and they are hiring a ton of jerks that do not care about the people or culture and make people feel like you should just be lucky to work at Uber. It's sad - a lot of good talented people are being treated poorly and no one seems to care. - No work life balance: expect to work all day, everyday and weekends and to feel like you are still not doing enough - No real recognition: Even if you work 24/7 and are good at what you do expect to be told you aren't doing enough and to wonder why you aren't being taken care of financially. This is leading to burn out and vets of the company leaving - Trust: Everyone is out to protect themselves and will throw you under the bus to look good really quickly, no one trusts anyone anymore

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Uber Response
10y
Thank you for your candor and sharing your thoughts on working here. You're completely right -- keep the bar high in terms of hiring and ensure that as we grow we don't get bureaucratic and keep the spirit of "let builders build" alive. I'd love to connect with you offline if you have specifics to share about your cons and ideas for improvement. -Andrew, alevy@uber.com

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Great review, thank you!
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