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
3.0
Sep 10, 2024

Ok place to work (grain of salt)

Recommend
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Pros

-People are generally great to work with - Culture is laid back - micro management can be at a minimum - decent pay and benefits

Cons

- Inefficient/ outdated internal tooling - Senior leaders may/may not actually have necessary qualifications for the roles they are in (friends hiring friends in at senior level) - Constant inability to manage head count efficiently leading to relentless lay offs and internal “restructuring” - May move you to another role to fill a gap then vacate that position with you in it -virtually no internal mobility past L4 and they will normally hire externally after that level. No real cultivation of talent of current staff -currently utilizing heavy outsourced/third party work force (laid off most internal FTE)

1.0
May 23, 2024

Not a Great Experience

Recommend
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Pros

Tech and Wellness yearly stipend

Cons

The organizational culture I encountered had notable gender biases that influenced hiring, promotion practices, and day-to-day interactions.

4.0
Feb 28, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of perks, frequent business travel, collaborative environment.

Cons

Can be a lot of work sometimes, business initiatives from the top level don't always make it to the bottom in organized coherent fashion.

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