Great Flexibility and Work Life Balance - Anonymous employee Toptal Employee Review

4.0
Oct 23, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fully remote work means you are entrusted to handle your work schedule as you see fit. Can work from home or while traveling, and are encouraged to make the most of this. Working with team members located all over the world is an awesome learning experience, and promotes a global perspective in everyday life. Team members are by necessity adept at communication. Decent pay.

Cons

Expectations can pile up and become unreasonable. Hours can become very long to keep up. It's important to be able to step away from your computer once in a while. As the company grows, it seems it must give up some of the "small company" feel and culture.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

Lack of any real industry solutions or capabilities since 100% of delivery services are freelance contractors. Model has been successful as providing staff augmentation to clients, but all intellectual capital and outcomes are owned by the clients or the freelancer. Toptal is simply a staffing platform broker who marks up the freelance talent. Great if you need a plumber, but not if you're planning to build a bathroom.

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