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      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

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.0

      Senior management

      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
      Dec 3, 2023

      It was great and then came the layoffs

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits were good. Limited health/dental/vision insurance options. Original (pre-IPO) employees are great to work with. Opportunities for career advancements and transitions exist but may require socializing at the office to know they exist.

      Cons

      Leadership aggressively hired and then aggressively laid off employees, blaming interest rates. Excessive amounts of reorganization. Processes that used to be quick and efficient eventually became bureaucratic.

      1.0
      Nov 21, 2023

      Chasing a Carrot on a Stick

      Associate operations manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Remote work - Paid holidays

      Cons

      - Low pay, if you like living paycheck to paycheck after overtime then this is place for you. You'll be lucky to get $1 raise per year. - You're not promoted based off your work, people get promoted based off favoritism. - Its a dead-end job, you can only move up L-2 and then you're stuck. if you unfortunate enough to get to L-3, then you will be overwhelmed with the scattered documentation and the unhelpful systems that are used. - No support from leadership, they see it as complaining and will start penalizing your quarterly performance review because you didn't agree with them.

      4.0
      Oct 31, 2023

      Great place to work, for the most part!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Innovative company, great technology, and some fun perks.

      Cons

      Very fast moving - leadership can be extremely demanding. Company OKR's are unrealistic, and are often missed. This can impact bonus payouts.

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