What the reviews say
One review from a Senior Software Engineer mentions high competition and the need to purchase 'connects' for bidding on projects, indicating pressure on freelancers.
Source: Autobound Signal API · 93 signals tracked for Upwork · updated
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What changed at Upwork this week? Use Autobound signals for upwork.com.What the reviews say
One review from a Senior Software Engineer mentions high competition and the need to purchase 'connects' for bidding on projects, indicating pressure on freelancers.
What this signalsEmployee reviews often show internal change before it is announced.
Roles mentioned
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Company
linkedin_urlValue in the APIindustriesValue in the APIemployee_count_lowValue in the APIemployee_count_highValue in the APIrevenueValue in the APIdescriptionValue in the APISignal
signal_nameValue in the APIassociationValue in the APIGET /v1/signals/28af4173-a32a-4dae-91c1-156115da3edb returns this record as JSON. POST /v1/companies/enrich returns every signal for upwork.com.
{
"signal_id": "28af4173-a32a-4dae-91c1-156115da3edb",
"signal_type": "glassdoor-company",
"signal_subtype": "glassdoorSalesQuotaPressure",
"detected_at": "2026-10-13T06:07:06.402+00:00",
"company": {
"name": "Upwork",
"domain": "upwork.com"
},
"data": {
"detail": "One review from a Senior Software Engineer mentions high competition and the need to purchase 'connects' for bidding on projects, indicating pressure on freelancers.",
"summary": "Freelancers face high competition and costs to bid on projects",
"relevance": 0.5,
"sentiment": "negative",
"confidence": "low",
"job_titles": [
"Program Manager",
"Senior Software Engineer",
"Resilience Program Manager"
],
"glassdoor_id": 993959,
"glassdoor_url": "https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Upwork-EI_IE993959.11,17.htm",
"total_reviews": 10,
"review_date_newest": "2026-09-30T12:42:41.110Z",
"review_date_oldest": "2026-09-26T03:05:11.277Z",
"recent_reviews_count": 3,
"overallCompanyRatings": {
"ceo_approval": 0.56,
"culture_rating": 3.7,
"overall_rating": 3.8,
"business_outlook": 0.48,
"management_rating": 3.3,
"compensation_rating": 3.7,
"recommend_to_friend": 0.64,
"work_life_balance_rating": 4.1,
"career_opportunities_rating": 3.5
}
}
}
curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/28af4173-a32a-4dae-91c1-156115da3edb \
-H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
-H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"domain":"upwork.com","limit":20}'Long text fields are shortened on this page.
Looking up one signal by its id is free. Enrich costs 2 credits per signal returned; a call with no results is free.