"Scrappy" - Web Developer Grubhub Employee Review

1.0
Nov 13, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get free lunch, but it's only valid within 1 mi. of the office.

Cons

"Scrappy entrepreneurs" is a slogan at Grubhub; Google defines "scrappy" as "consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts", which is 100% accurate. Working in Grubhub's marketing department means working with disorganized and incomplete parts, every day. You will be asked to do things at the last minute, your coworkers will gossip about you if you insist on work-life balance, and you may be made to work a weekend if you were sick during the week (as a salaried employee). Don't take the company stock RSUs as compensation, because you will leave with half of what you started with. There is very little room for personal/professional growth, and no resources at the company to help you.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I appreciated the flexibility, which made it an ideal gig as a parent balancing busy schedules. The instant daily cash-out feature is helpful for managing tight finances during difficult times. I personally found the day-to-day work enjoyable, offering daily opportunities to meet diverse people and discover interesting local restaurants. Before COVID I was actually able to utilize business deliveries for networking to obtain clients for my photo both business.

Cons

Grubhub fails to honor its own guidelines and penalizes its top-performing drivers. Work is highly inconsistent; the higher your stats, the fewer (and worse) offers you receive, making financial momentum impossible. The role also carries high safety risks, forcing drivers to rush through traffic under strict time constraints. The company lacks basic empathy and support during emergencies. After a traffic accident on the job, Grubhub showed zero concern for my safety. Instead, their rigid automation penalized my driver metrics for missed offers because I was physically unable to update my app status while handling the collision. To top it off, the final straw was receiving an automated email accusing me of "abusing the system" simply for qualifying for the guaranteed Grubhub contributions I rightfully earned.

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