Does upday pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, upday employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at upday. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at upday?

66% of upday employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated upday 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at upday?

Editor (4) , Sales Manager (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Software Engineer (3) , Business Development Manager (2) , Director (2) , Head of Editorial (2) , Werkstudent (2)

What are the pros of working at upday according to real employee reviews?

"My team is great." ((in 9 reviews)); "nice colleagues and after" ((in 9 reviews)); "Friendly people" ((in 5 reviews)); "minded team and culture." ((in 4 reviews)); "Good communication and working culture" ((in 2 reviews))

What are the cons of working at upday according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management, no clear in communications" ((in 7 reviews)); "Salaries below even average" ((in 6 reviews)); "The economy in the whole world is bad, and the managers think by bringing back people back to the office will solve the problem and earn so much more." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about upday redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about upday redundancy and their outlook for job security at upday in 2026.

upday Reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(64 total reviews)

43% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (64 reviews)

upday has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The upday employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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64 reviews

1.0

22 Nov 2022

HR is writing all the positive reviews

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It doesn't have any pros anymore, before it was a lot better but now is a total mess.

Cons

HR is writing all the positive reviews trying to show the company is the perfect place to work but it's all FAKE. All the C-Levels are puppets of AxelSpringer (mother company), whatever AxelSpringer says the C-Levels have no power and just say OKAY.

upday Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback. We are very sad that you felt not comfortable working with us. Regarding your criticisms, we would like to talk to you in more detail. From our side we can just guaranty that this team NEVER created a fake review in Glassdoor or in any other platform and that Glassdoor has special care into the check of fake reviews and duplicates accounts. You are welcome to send an email to peopleculture@upday.com and we will get back to you. Your People &Culture team!

2.0

30 Oct 2021

higher-ups don't know how to talk to employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues, remote work during Corona.

Cons

Few weeks ago I would have given upday 5 stars, but after managers decided to delegate their work to employees to get their ideas for a new business and paying for the best ideas 500 euros (which is a joke) I decided to give it only 2 stars. Managers since they have the power and are members of AxelSpringer's board, they think they can talk however they want without any respect. There were this question asked by someone what happens if an idea brings so much profit to the company? Does the person who gave the idea get a share or reward? The rude answer from one of the managers was: "If you think your idea is so amazing and don't want to share it with us you can leave the company and pursue your dream elsewhere".

upday Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback. We are very sad that you felt comfortable working with us. Right now we have a strong People and Culture team and we can surely improve the processes and the culture at upday. Regarding your criticisms, we would like to talk to you in more detail. You are welcome to send an email to peopleculture@upday.com and we will get back to you. Your People &Culture team!

3.0

27 May 2021

Some Management Issues

Senior softwarre engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- International Atmosphere - Mostly nice people

Cons

- CTO is too risk averse, some managers were promoted due to the wrong reasons which leads to some dismay - Corporate culture leaking in from parent company - Too focused on process rather than achievements

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