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Uber Seattle Reviews

Updated 23 Mar 2020

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3.7
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
Dara Khosrowshahi
24 Ratings
  1. "Great flexibility"

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    Current Freelancer - Uber Driver in Seattle, WA
    Recommends
    Positive Outlook
    Approves of CEO

    I have been working at Uber for more than a year

    Pros

    Work anytime 24x7, no boss

    Cons

    Pay rate keeps getting smaller

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    Uber2019-06-16
  2. Helpful (1)

    "Great benefits, terrible change management"

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    Current Employee - Senior Operations Manager in Seattle, WA
    Recommends
    Positive Outlook
    Approves of CEO

    I have been working at Uber full-time for more than a year

    Pros

    The benefits are fantastic (free lunches, unlimited PTO, monthly Uber credits). You can move up and get opportunity as a young person, which I found wasn’t as true at Amazon (age-ist). It’s relatively easy to move internationally.

    Cons

    Uber is terrible at change management, and can’t figure out how it wants to structure the company. I’ve been through 6+ reorgs in the 1.5 years at the company. In two of these reorgs it was counter goals to the previous one (hire more decentralized offices > centralize in 2 cities, etc.). If Uber wants to be treated like an established company post-IPO, it’s leadership team needs to step it up and learn the basics of change management.

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    Uber2019-06-10
  3. Helpful (1)

    "Great company to join, huge potential and great opportunity to join"

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    Current Employee - Software Development Engineer in Seattle, WA
    Recommends
    Positive Outlook
    Approves of CEO

    I have been working at Uber full-time for less than a year

    Pros

    1.Have good platform for you to explore world class technologies. 2.Products are customer facing so it's fun. 3.Culture is good, people are nice and driven.

    Cons

    Can't think of any Cons.

    Uber2019-06-04
  4. Helpful (1)

    "Great Experience So Far"

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    Current Employee - Senior Product Analyst in Seattle, WA
    Recommends
    Positive Outlook
    Approves of CEO

    I have been working at Uber full-time for less than a year

    Pros

    Uber is fast-paced and gives you the opportunity to take on responsibility quickly as you build a cool product. The Seattle office has a great work culture where it feels like a startup but you actually get to work normal hours. I'm typically in the office from 8:30a-5:00p, and I tend not to work in the evenings or on the weekends. My colleagues are bright, friendly, and supportive, and the office's site managers do a stellar job of making this a fun environment to work in. There are several employee-led groups focused on anything from diversity to beer-tasting. Lunch, snacks, and drinks are free, and the office is in a beautiful location overlooking Elliot Bay. The company's culture seems to have undergone a heavy overhaul, and my concerns about working in a difficult or toxic environment (based on recent press) have thankfully been completely put at ease. I've been impressed with Dara's leadership and am very optimistic about the future of the company.

    Cons

    There is a decent amount of technical debt due to moving fast, so data and tooling can hamstring projects and lead to hacky solutions. I think Uber is in a transitional state of figuring out to how to operate at scale with excellence, so I don't think this is a permanent problem. The company is changing rapidly so it can feel a bit like getting whiplash as priorities shift from week-to-week, but as long as you can roll with the punches you'll do well.

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    Uber2019-05-22
  5. Helpful (1)

    "Great experience"

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    Current Employee - Operations Manager in Seattle, WA
    Recommends
    Positive Outlook
    Approves of CEO

    I have been working at Uber full-time for more than a year

    Pros

    Love the benefits + culture of the team

    Cons

    Fast paced, constantly on the move

    Uber2019-04-29
  6. Helpful (2)

    "Ignore the old reviews"

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    Current Employee - Senior Software Engineer in Seattle, WA
    Recommends
    Positive Outlook
    Approves of CEO

    I have been working at Uber full-time for less than a year

    Pros

    Relaxed work environment Interesting, large scale work Lots of trust to get stuff done

    Cons

    Not much, maybe better food?

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    Uber2019-04-22
  7. "make it your last resort"

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    Current Freelancer - Driver in Seattle, WA
    Doesn't Recommend
    Negative Outlook
    Disapproves of CEO

    I have been working at Uber for less than a year

    Pros

    pays minimum. pays the bills nothing more

    Cons

    they suck at everything

    Uber2019-05-28
  8. Helpful (1)

    "Great Place to Work"

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    Current Employee - Senior Software Engineer in Seattle, WA
    Recommends
    Positive Outlook
    Approves of CEO

    I have been working at Uber full-time for less than a year

    Pros

    * Changing the world. * Co-workers are super smart -- and super friendly/helpful/supportive. * Interesting work. * Good work/life balance. * Perks (like free lunch) * Constant learning * Extremely competitive compensation * "Unlimited" PTO * Nice offices. * Potential upside of equity

    Cons

    * Much less time actual coding than at some jobs. * Due to consequences of bugs getting out into the wild, very slow development process. * Potential downside of equity

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    Uber2019-04-14
  9. "Uber Eats"

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    Current Freelancer - Delivery Driver in Bothell, WA

    I have been working at Uber for more than a year

    Pros

    This is a flexible and relatively easy way to earn some part-time money if you have the time and enjoy driving around and finding new places to eat.

    Cons

    It may depend on your area, but you will probably have to deal with some traffic headaches, slow restaurants, and wear and tear on your car. After adding up expenses: gas, insurance, taxes, etc... your hourly pay rate will not be so great, and you might realize that it's not really worth your time, the risk, and the miles that you put on your car in the long run.

    Uber2019-04-18
  10. Helpful (1)

    "Best Company I have ever worked for"

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    Current Employee - Software Engineer in Seattle, WA
    Recommends
    Positive Outlook
    Approves of CEO

    I have been working at Uber full-time for more than a year

    Pros

    Solid people, lean company, very little internal politics and beurocracy, Open source friendly, good compensation, great management, everyone optimistic about the future of the company

    Cons

    workload might be more than other older tech companies

    Uber2019-02-26
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