Just don't. You will regret your time here. - Anonymous employee Uber Employee Review

1.0
1 Dec 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Passionate employees - Working with people across the globe and in nearly every country leads to vastly different and interesting perspectives - Genuinely interesting problems to solve - Well known and awesome products - Prime office locations for SF

Cons

- Absolutely no work-life balance. Do you value your time outside of work? Then don't work here. They literally tell you "this is not a 9-5 job, this is a lifestyle." - Also don't work here if you: have kids, are a woman, are a minority, or have opinions that conflict with upper management. - Overall, the company is poorly managed. Uber is filled with former consultants who have never worked long-term for previous companies before. This leads to people with egos telling you they don't have egos, you just have to work exactly the way they want you to work and be available literally 24 hours a day or you are a poor performer. - Toxic working environment. People backstab each other, take credit for each other's work, and generally don't care about their coworkers. They do anything to get ahead. - Expect to have more working experience than your manager since most managers at Uber are first-timers with little to no experience in their vertical. - As others have said, this is definitely not a people first company. You will be repeatedly asked "is this good for you or is this good for Uber?" This can be a culture shock if you've worked for other tech companies in the Valley. - Comp is honestly laughable. Expect to take a pay cut or be called greedy.

avatar
Uber Response
9y
Hi there - thanks for taking the time to write up this review. I'm sorry you had less than an ideal experience in your time at Uber. If you'd be willing, I'd love to connect offline and dig in to some of the areas you call out as we're constantly rolling out new programs, resources, and tools to make Uber better. Feel free to reach out and best of luck with your new opportunity: pierce@uber.com.

Explore other reviews about Uber

5.0
4 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

good culture with the team

Cons

work life balance bad as most teams

5.0
6 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I love being able to work around truly passionate people who are ready to change the world. The culture is great, free snacks and food is big plus. I had the opportunity to take ownership of projects within my first month

Cons

The hours are much longer than any other job I've worked in, but this is expected to change as we continue hiring more help

271
avatar
Uber Response
10y
Great review, thank you!
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All