Uber reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(16,255 total reviews)
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Dara Khosrowshahi

70% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Uber has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 16,255 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Uber employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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16K reviews
3.0
Feb 14, 2017

unqualified management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- free lunch - uber discounts - benefits - office - good hardware

Cons

- inexperienced management - unfair promotions for unqualified employees - work life balance - stressfull environment - low equity package for those who work there on non-engineering jobs

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Uber Response
9y
Hi there - thanks for taking the time to write up this review. I see you've moved on to a new opportunity, but if you'd be willing to chat about specific ways we can make Uber a better place to work, feel free to reach out and we can set up a time to talk - pierce@uber.com.
3.0
Sep 20, 2016

Cultural values promote individuals over teams

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Potential to make an impact Smart, talented, passionate, hardworking people Interesting challenges and projects Good perks Moves fast Ability to learn a lot

Cons

The cultural values, which are you're measured against on performance reviews, are very biased towards the type-A personality that toe steps over colleagues to get recognized for work. Individuals accomplishments are recognized and rewarded--not team accomplishments. Teams work in silos--I've seen two teams build the same feature, and when they found out, instead of working together, they continued to launch two similar but separate features since they were already road mapped. Management is inexperienced, political, doesn't do much for their direct reports' development. You have to spend a lot of energy making yourself visible, being a toestepper or you'll be lost in the pack. Because of this "me first" ultra competitive environment, people don't often listen to each other within teams.

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Uber Response
9y
Making an impact, smart/passionate coworkers, and moving fast are a few of my favorite parts of working here as well, and are key factors that make working at Uber unique. We appreciate all of the feedback on areas we can improve, it's super useful to hear these. I think a few of your points, like working in silos and inexperienced management, is a product of the hypergrowth we're going through right now. We're rolling out management training and resources for new managers in the coming months to address some of these pain points. It's a big priority for us! If you want to dig deeper into ways we can improve working Uber, feel free to reach out: pierce@uber.com. Thanks!
1.0
Sep 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great very young and bright talents, but these guys are not the ones sitting on the "A" or "C" suites... Flexible working hours, but it also means, very late hours and weekends, if you are single great! If you have a family...forget it. Offer very competitive package for you to join = "never vested stocks", fair salary, fair benefits and some "considered cool" perks. Hiring team does make a great job for you to jump from whatever great job you have to "join Uber's mission" to change the world...

Cons

Turn over is about a year, a couple of months in, its easy to realize the brainwash and all reckless decisions; Senior Management are a bunch of "start ups" professionals; HR team is very weak and has no say at all on restructuring process. HR is not functional at all. No Voice and no brain. The same way they hire, launch in a city they dismiss people, very reckless.

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Uber Response
9y
I appreciate the review and feedback you've provided, and while I've had a very different experience in my time here, it's valuable for us to gather insights on things our employees aren't happy about. If you'd be willing to chat offline, I'd love to dig in to specifics on some of the 'cons' you call out as it'd help us define what the core areas for improvement are. Feel free to reach out - pierce@uber.com. Best of luck on your next venture.
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