Work hard, play hard company - Anonymous employee Lightspeed Employee Review

5.0
Feb 14, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The environment is amazing and I have established some incredible relationships with colleagues and the leadership team. You need to know what you’re signing up for and it’s not a 9-5 job... but a company like Lightspeed that has raised funding like this and is on a path to IPO, it’s not realistic to expect that. The salaries and commissions are beyond fair and you need to understand what you are becoming a part of. We are a rocket ship and need humble, hard-working people that are smart enough to see any position at Lightspeed as major opportunity.

Cons

Yes the hours can be long, but HR makes that clear in the interview process. You choose your path in life and yes, you will work dam hard... but working a boring 9-5 is not for everyone and Lightspeed will be sure to always keep you pushing personal and professional boundaries. We are not perfect... but after years of experience in large corporations, we’ve got it dam good here!

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Lightspeed Response
8y
We're so thrilled by your review, and our leaders are so flattered by your shout out! We're definitely on a rocket ship and have exceptional positioning in the industry. We try to push the envelope in order to stand out from the rest. As hard as we work, we make sure to put our employees at the forefront and we try to provide the best working culture out there. Thanks again!

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-Unlimited PTO - Use this, the company allows it. This is the main reason I stayed at this company for so long. If they did not offer it, I would have been gone within minutes.

Cons

-Low pay- the company makes up for not paying you by offering unlimited PTO - They keep switching from Atena to Cigna, Kind of annoying when you already have an established PCP - Constant layoffs, its a running joke in this company that when you become a Team Lead you are about to get laid off. - Pay increase- Also it looks like when you start making too much money, prepare to get laid off. Accepting pay increases comes with less job security - This job you need a lot of adaptability- you never know if you might come in and you have an increased amount of duties because they laid someone off - this increase of duties does NOT come with an increased salary/hourly wage either. You are just expected to take on other peoples job duties for nothing in return. -Literally everyone is figuring out things on the spot, there are no tools provided to you to guide you through things. You just gotta figure it out as you go. - The company asks for more than they give. - The company has way too many meetings. You will end up sitting in meeting listening to other departments speak about things that have NOTHING to do with you. Time is not spent well here, time is wasted. - The CEO is very boastful and braggy, like telling us things about his personal life that doesnt pertain to anything related to work in any way, shape or form disguised as " fun facts" when its just a chance to brag.

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Lightspeed Response
4mo
Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It’s good to hear that you valued the unlimited PTO however, we’re concerned by the other feedback you’ve shared. We take this feedback seriously and use it to inform ongoing improvements. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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