Uber: expected high pay, left because it was too tiring; stock fell a lot

2022-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

Joined Uber expecting high pay, found the infrastructure work too tiring and disliked how far the stock fell; the main plus was fairly smart colleagues.

UberPlatform EngineerPosted 4 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Left over a year ago
Time at the company: 3–5 years
Role: Platform Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 5
Location: SF Bay Area
Degree: PhD
Experience before joining: 5–10 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: No
Clear path to grow: No
Hours a week: 50–60 hours
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Working themselves to exhaustion
Office politics: Severe
Left the org in the last 6 months: 10–20%
Food: Free, and fine

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Uber: expected high pay, left because it was too tiring; stock fell a lot

UberPlatform EngineerPosted 4 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Left over a year ago
Time at the company: 3–5 years
Role: Platform Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 5
Location: SF Bay Area
Degree: PhD
Experience before joining: 5–10 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: No
Clear path to grow: No
Hours a week: 50–60 hours
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Working themselves to exhaustion
Office politics: Severe
Left the org in the last 6 months: 10–20%
Food: Free, and fine

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