Upstart reviews

3.7

53% would recommend to a friend

(389 total reviews)
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Dave Girouard

78% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Upstart has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 389 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Upstart employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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389 reviews
1.0
Feb 1, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart and helpful colleagues. Work from home options with budget to support home office needs.

Cons

Unless you’re a VP or above, you have no control, authority or autonomy. Managers don’t have input into what their new hires will be offered, nor what team members will receive for merit increases or bonuses. Middle managers also have no budget authority. Top down controls and management styles might makes sense if the company was a growing start up, but not for a public company with more than 1k employees. How will this company ever prepare the next generation of leaders if they don’t let them lead?

1.0
Jan 31, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

“Unlimited” PTO Decent pay Interesting business

Cons

Poor management Management lies through their teeth Business mode unsustainable in a non-Bull economy Work-life balance

3.0
Jan 28, 2021

It's hard to grow

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the right person will recognize your efforts. unfortunately, they're not the ones you work for.

Cons

transparency does not exist, unfortunately.

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