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)); "Cool coworkers" ((in 14 reviews)); "1) Can earn really good money on commission if you become one of the top sales people ." ((in 12 reviews)); "Flexible schedule" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"leadership has no idea what they are doing" ((in 28 reviews)); "Just had a big layoff in August so beware" ((in 13 reviews)); "bad management, could be improved" ((in 13 reviews)); "Managers come in when they want but require you be there 3 days a week." ((in 12 reviews)); "No benefits and not always guaranteed work" ((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?

San Francisco , Chicago , Phoenix , Los Angeles , New York , Las Vegas , Seattle , Nashville , Austin , San Diego , Dallas , Miami , Boston , Atlanta , Washington , Charlotte , Pittsburgh , Denver , Philadelphia , Baltimore , Kansas City , Houston , Cleveland , Sacramento , Orlando , Bolingbrook , Charlottesville , Richmond , Ashburn , Saint Louis

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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

4.0

Feb 3, 2026

Good for travelling workers

Gig work/freelance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Gives you availability and work options

Cons

Not consistent in a lot of cities

5.0

Jan 20, 2026

Great Place to Work

National account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Attainable OTE with many reps hitting quota consistently Opportunity to work with customers across a wide variety of industries Helpful teammates & sales managers Biggest and most reliable solution in it's space Product team constantly innovating & improving platform

Cons

Some of the insurance benefits could be better

4.0

Jan 15, 2026

It was okay

Senior account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work My manager was nice Pretty laid back

Cons

The product does not align with some businesses so its a harder sale. Very Wolf of wallstreet sales vibes

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