Not like it used to be - Anonymous employee Grubhub Employee Review

3.0
Aug 28, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of smart people in tech, fun teams to work with, some free food, and the work life balance is great.

Cons

It's not like it used to be. It's moving and growing so fast, no one is stopping to communicate about what is going on and things get lost. People get promoted into positions they aren't ready for. There are a lot of politics and toxic gossip. No one is on the same page. They don't pay half as well as most other tech companies.

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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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