Turo was awesome and then I got laid off - Manager Turo Employee Review

3.0
Oct 10, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

There are very smart and dynamic people (leaders and individual contributors) that you get to work with and learn from. The group I worked with had a number of 10x engineers from whom I learned to evolve my thinking about systems, automation and developer experience. Many of them are still around so I'm pretty sure that the they are maintaining the high standards of engineering.

Cons

Till the day I got laid off in April I was probably wearing rose tinted glasses and didn't see it coming. The manner in which the layoff happened was very cold which felt very much against the values that I had seen exhibited in the 2 years that I was there. The realities of P&L and balance sheets and delayed IPO can do that. Therefore the company isn't what it used to be in terms of the culture.

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5.0
May 8, 2026
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Pros

Caring and supportive place to work.

Cons

The delayed IPO makes generating liquidity difficult.

5.0
Feb 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I’ve been at Turo for over seven years, and that alone says a lot about how I feel about this place. I’ve learned so much here. I’ve grown as a professional, taken on real responsibility, made mistakes, learned from them, and been given the opportunity to improve and keep moving forward. This environment builds confidence and loyalty. The work is challenging in a good way. It has pushed me to think bigger and solve meaningful problems, and when you make progress, you can actually see the impact, especially on the government relations team. The people truly make it special, from the CEO to the CLO to my VP and Director. There’s strong collaboration, a sense of ownership, and a team that genuinely cares. I’m proud to be here and excited about what we’re continuing to build.

Cons

Like any growing company, it hasn’t always been smooth. We’ve been through ups and downs together, and that has built trust, but it hasn’t been without difficulty. We’re back in a hybrid model now, and while we’ve adapted well, change takes adjustment. We’ve also experienced departures and layoffs, which was tough because we lost some really good apples. That part was not easy. But even through those moments, the company has continued to evolve, and change has brought new opportunities and fresh energy.

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