Instawork reviews

2.9

43% would recommend to a friend

(386 total reviews)
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Sumir Meghani

47% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Instawork has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 386 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Instawork employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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386 reviews
1.0
Nov 4, 2025
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Pros

The company had good management and a positive culture until 2023–24. Timely salary, never delayed. Team Lead was supportive – no questions asked for planned or emergency leaves (Flexible with short leaves when communicated properly) Some team members were genuinely supportive and collaborative. Initially, the environment felt flexible and growth-oriented.

Cons

After 2024, the management and culture changed drastically, leading to widespread dissatisfaction among employees. Heavy micromanagement, especially in the Data Operations team. We had to maintain internal trackers (inbuilt monitoring tool) only for our team, while other departments were not subjected to the same rules. The company spends unnecessarily on fancy parties and small perks like ₹350 food vouchers, but fails to allocate budget for fair appraisals or meaningful employee benefits. Appraisal system is broken – average hike is 2–5%, and many employees receive 0% despite good performance. No growth opportunities – roles are repetitive, and there’s no real career progression or skill development. Data Operations team handling is poor – no value or respect for employees, and communication is often unclear or one-sided. When an employee leaves, there’s no proper communication in the team, no farewell, and no acknowledgment of the person’s contribution — which creates a very demotivating exit experience. No productive trainings or mentorship; development is stagnant. Unequal treatment among employees — HR and management apply policies inconsistently. My own Full & Final settlement process was handled unfairly, with poor communication and an unexplained recovery amount. Other team members in similar situations were treated differently, which clearly shows bias and lack of transparency.

1.0
Oct 29, 2025

Horrible experience

Recommend
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Pros

Some of the eating from dorm kitchen

Cons

This company has completely shut down all communication except for a bot. It these any issues pay etc , good luck. No one at the company available through text, email, phone call. Only a bot in a chat. Very unpredictable. The jobs have job descriptions that have nothing to do with actual job.. beware of state employees holding a lot of power over you since you are a temp. They are not nice. And extremely manipulative. Other temps would even talk about themselves for fear of info used against them.. very hostile. Would encourage other to steer clear

1.0
Oct 23, 2025

operations

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

no pros, they over work and won’t give raises. leadership can be unprofessional. they also could care less about compliance

Cons

literally everything here is a con. everyone’s stressed out and burnt out. the culture is atrocious.

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