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      Lightspeed

      Engaged Employer

      Lightspeed reviews

      3.5

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (1,072 total reviews)
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      Dax Dasilva

      76% approve of CEO

      50% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Lightspeed has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,072 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lightspeed employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      1K reviews
      4.0
      May 14, 2024

      GOod

      Automation engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good tech for testing and development

      Cons

      to many products, no focus

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      Lightspeed Response
      2y
      Hi, thanks for your review and the impact you are making at Lightspeed. It's great to hear your positive reviews on our technology - we aim for outstanding world-class products. With regards to your feedback about products and focus, we value all feedback as ways to continuously improve and encourage you to talk with your manager or People Business Partner to reassure you or bring you clarity around this. Thanks again for this review and keep making the positive impact we’re sure you’re making at Lightspeed!
      2.0
      May 13, 2024

      Not worth working for

      Business analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Free coffee Free lunch if you are in Montreal

      Cons

      Payscale is lowest in market Hire and fire policies Very high attrition Too many toxic culture groups Dingy IT peripherals

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      Lightspeed Response
      2y
      Hi there, thanks for your review. It's great to hear you enjoy the perks at our headquarters in Montreal, we have a great office and perks that we’re really proud to be able to offer. We take feedback seriously and strongly encourage you to have a chat with your manager, People Business Partner or to reach out to our confidential email people@lightspeedhq.com to talk over your concerns. We want Lightspeeders to feel supported and to thrive at Lightspeed! We hope you take us up on the avenues to chat about this more directly.
      3.0
      May 13, 2024

      Sales

      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A good place to get your feet wet with sales but no growth opportunity.

      Cons

      Under pay. No growth opportunities

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      Lightspeed Response
      2y
      Hi there, thanks for taking the time to review and for your no doubt numerous contributions while you were with Lightspeed! We have a very structured approach for the sales team to recognize performance and foster upward career mobility, however feedback always brings opportunities to review how this is experienced for the team so we can continuously improve. Thank you for raising this and it goes without saying we wish you the very best with your next chapter.
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