Does Instawork pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Instawork employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Instawork. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Instawork?

43% of Instawork employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Instawork 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Instawork?

Account Executive (36) , Independent Contractor (23) , Senior Account Executive (21) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (15) , Software Engineer (15) , Event Server (13) , Data Operations Analyst (10) , Bartender (9) , Server (9) , Warehouse Worker (9) , General Laborer (8) , Freelancer (7) , Sales (7) , Senior SDR (7) , Banquet Server (6)

What are the pros of working at Instawork according to real employee reviews?

"When you are working after Winter Season the pay is good and you have your check available in 3days" ((in 38 reviews)); "The journey has been great so far and the people are good to move around." ((in 37 reviews)); "Great company and great culture" ((in 31 reviews)); "Cool coworkers" ((in 14 reviews)); "Easy money for what it’s worth" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Instawork according to real employee reviews?

"leadership has no idea what they are doing" ((in 29 reviews)); "bad management, could be improved" ((in 15 reviews)); "Lots of constant layoffs, employees getting hired and then laid off just months after" ((in 12 reviews)); "No benefits and not always guaranteed work" ((in 12 reviews)); "Managers come in when they want but require you be there 3 days a week." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Instawork layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Instawork layoffs and their outlook for job security at Instawork in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Instawork locations?

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Instawork reviews

2.9

43% would recommend to a friend

(386 total reviews)

Sumir Meghani

47% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

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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Reviews by job title

386 reviews

1.0

Mar 20, 2020

Incompetent leadership and little transparency

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company culture was great and co-workers were incredibly smart.

Cons

Leadership doesn't know what they're doing, set terrible goals, and had very little communication or transparency around what was going on.

Instawork Response

6y

Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback and for appreciating the team culture and camaraderie. In a fast-growing startup, working with smart people like yourself is so valuable. That growth, coupled with the pandemic, also pushed all of us to adapt quickly. We've taken your feedback seriously, and to help adjust to remote working, we've shared more leadership communication, such as more regular all hands and daily videos. Thanks again for your feedback and wish you the best.

2.0

Feb 3, 2020

Not worth it.

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was decent. Medical benefits were good.

Cons

Worst training structure I've ever experienced at a job. Management was overbearing, un-supportive, and inconsistent and they want you to have no work/life balance whatsoever. Don't be fooled by the "perks and benefits" of this role, it comes with many strings and loopholes. Office culture was non existent and expect favoritism from higher ups. If you thrive in an environment that has more changes in it's management, expectations, sales processes and comp structure than Celine Dion's outfits at a Las Vegas show, than this is the job for you.

Instawork Response

6y

Hi and thanks for taking the time to leave this review. I'm sorry that you didn't have a good experience during your time here. You joined while we were growing very rapidly, and constant change and evolving policies came with that growth. We have invested heavily in our training stack with technology, tools, and group training exercises many times per week but we understand that everyone is unique in how they learn and we are sorry we missed the mark with you. It's good feedback for a young start-up as we will continue to enhance this for future employees. We appreciate your comments on quotas. As you know we have a seasonal business and we adjust quotas to those seasons. This is to ensure we have quotas that are reasonable to hit. As a result, we did see most reps hitting and exceeding quota sometimes by 2x and 3x. We strive to over-communicate any quota adjustments to help ensure a balanced commission plan to even out the swings in our industry. Thanks again for taking the time to leave this review and we wish you the best in your career.

5.0

Jan 21, 2020

Lots of personal growth

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of responsibility at fast-growing startup - Mission-driven culture with lots of empathy - Smart ambitious people - Fun problems to work on

Cons

- Growing pains, not a lot of processes - Long hours required to do well

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