After all previous scandals and rumors about the toxic environment I was, of course, cautious when joining the company. I don't know if it is the new CEO, some HR efforts or something else but Uber turned out to be a very friendly and calm (but not relaxed) company.
All in all:
- Friendly environment. People are not taking things for granted and I feel that new ideas are welcomed.
- Diverse team.
- Office facilities are great.
- Great benefits and compensation (at least for Amsterdam).
- There is a career path - requirements are defined and promotions are regular.
- Non-mandatory business trips to US.
Cons
- Office could be quite noisy at times.
- Having a lot of users means a lot of responsibility. When things burn - they burn.
free disgusting watery chicken for lunch every day. sometimes when the previous day's food isn't finished, its served the next day. yummm...
Cons
Pushy management
absolutely no work life balance (o unlimited vacations you say? Let me dump 10 projects on you before you leave, and after you finish then you can go)
want 7-8 hours of sleep like a normal human being? too bad you're only going to get max 4 hours. expect to work 8 more hours after you get home, and the cycle starts over again.
Uber Response
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Hi - thanks for taking the time to send in this review. I'm sorry you've had less than an ideal experience in your time at Uber. If you'd be willing, it'd be great to connect confidentially and offline about your specific situation and ways we can improve working here for everyone. Feel free to drop me a note and I'll grab some time to chat - pierce@uber.com. Thanks again.