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Upwork elevated feedback quality with Textio's AI-powered platform
Upwork had no visibility into whether performance feedback was actionable or effective. Managers defaulted to vague comments, exaggerated praise, and fixed-mindset language, leaving employees uncertain about how to improve or drive business outcomes.
How it works
Common implementation structure
How this type of workflow is generally built, generalized across documented cases — not tied to any one vendor's stack. Click any stage to read what happens there. Specific products that implement these stages appear in “Tools commonly seen” below.
Stage 1 · Feedback cycle initiated
Upwork integrated Textio's Feedback tool into its regular review cycles.
Tools used
Textio
Outcome
Feedback became more specific and actionable cycle-over-cycle, equity gaps across demographic groups narrowed, and SMART goal analysis revealed that 89% of goals were Relevant but only 60% were Measurable—surfacing clear coaching opportunities. Employees who used Textio unequivocally wrote better feedback than those who did not, and managers saved time.
Results
Time savedManagers saved time
Volume89%
Grounding & classification
Source type: vendor customer story
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