Watch out for fake reviews. - Anonymous employee Toptal Employee Review

1.0
Mar 6, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Job seekers: you should assume that many of these positive reviews are falsified or inaccurate. Read the negative ones carefully and ask direct questions in your interviews.

Cons

Shockingly bad people/HR practices... some of the worst I've seen in my career. - mediocre pay - no bonuses - no options - no professional development offered or funded - no equipment budget: you supply your own computer, desk, and any other gear out of your own pocket - no employee retreats, travel budget and so forth - no anniversaries or birthdays observed - no diversity & inclusion. The CEO is anti-diversity. - no confidential feedback: the People team will share anything you tell them with whomever they feel should see it - no fun! Employee happiness is tracked using a pulse NPS survey which is not anonymous. If you answer with anything lower than a positive score, you have to then take a meeting with the People team where instead of hearing your concerns, they push back against all of them and take nothing into account. Massive brain drain is happening now. Anyone smart is leaving for greener pastures and lots of other remote companies are offering much better benefits.

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5.0
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Pros

Toptal has been my favorite place to work so far! • The flexibility of remote work is amazing. • I’ve had the chance to work with fantastic clients. • The internal team is supportive, talented, and a pleasure to work with.

Cons

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5.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

1. Excellent Pricing 2. Geneue Big and Global Clients 3. Pricing at your Choice 4. Top Class Payment System 5. Job Matcher who listen to you when and where required. 6. Always Real Job not a Job where person working as Freelancer to some international client and post job which you do during your parttime.

Cons

I don't find any Cons for TopTal Freelancer Platform

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