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52 Ratings
Pros
"Work from home Wed cannot go understated" (in 31 reviews)
"1M in talent grants to companies fighting COVID, which helped those companies succeed but also helped Upwork freelancers work at a really trying time" (in 30 reviews)
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"they should concern about freelancer more than clients" (in 9 reviews)
"Writing winning proposals takes time and effort" (in 8 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
It works really well and easy
Cons
I think there are none
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Learning Path and exposure to many tools.
Cons
Extended hours of work is a bit stressful.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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There are plenty of opportunities with the added benefit of flexible timings
Cons
The competition is overwhelming. Most clients either work with top-rated freelancers or those that accept low wages for good ratings.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Variety of jobs available and flexibility.
Cons
Long waiting process for contracts
- Current Employee★★★★★
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flexible hours great learning experience learn at your own pace work at your own pace COVID safe
Cons
you eat what you catch
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Payment protection, Open communication opportunities, Responsive
Cons
None that I can think of.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Relaxed and work honestly to deliver software.
Cons
Not get other benefits. just work from home and enjoy
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Fantastic and experience team of dedicated and team-oriented members.
Cons
Organization is very compartmentalized. Info not shared well across departments and teams, leading to duplication of efforts and needless 'reinventing the wheel', a waste of time and resources. Technology platform can be challenging/buggy, but is improving.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Can work from anywhere, any place. As long as you can finish your tasks, that's fine.
Cons
Now a days its difficult to get good jobs.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Enhances my skills and develop my critical thinking ability
Cons
If you are an individual programmer you have to shoulder all of the workloads if you found a client
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