Toe-stepping, entitled millennial brats in a bureaucratic & stressful workplace - Senior Recruiter Uber Employee Review

2.0
14 June 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free Uber credit, free breakfast and lunch...and dinner (but at 8:30 pm) If you play the right game, you can move up the ladder - Manager within 2.5 years Unlimited PTO (but nobody really does this without taking their laptop with them)

Cons

Unqualified leads and managers lacking work experience, management ability & emotional intelligence Low base salary Cold & stressful work environment Long hours - if you leave before 6pm, don't even think about it No diversity focus No respect for employees with families to go home to People are extremely unhappy, fearful & undervalued

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Uber Response
9y
Thanks for your specific feedback, it's extremely valuable to hear honest feedback so we can improve the work experience. As you know, we're in hypergrowth mode which leads to lots of opportunity for younger managers to advance quickly. We love the fact that we've promoted quickly but also understand (and see in our culture survey data) that there's a need for more development activities to help them lead effectively. That's why you'll see more and more manager effectiveness training roll out this year and the next. I do want to take a moment to stress how important it is for each employee to work with his or her direct manager to carve out time for family and vacation. We all work hard to grow the company quickly -- particularly in recruiting. It's imperative we take the time to recharge when we need it. I see you've moved on to another opportunity but I wanted to let you know I've passed your comments along within HR and Recruiting. I also want to make myself available to chat 1x1 to dive deeper into your feedback and ideas on how we can improve. Feel free to reach out anytime - pierce@uber.com. Thanks again for your feedback and taking the time to write up your thoughts.

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Great review, thank you!
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