Lightspeed reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,070 total reviews)
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Dax Dasilva

75% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Lightspeed has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,070 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).

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1K reviews
1.0
Aug 28, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Comprehensive benefits package, inspiring office setting, great products and wonderful CEO and upper management team. I hear good things from those in the Product and Data Analytics teams. The kitchen is wonderful and a healthy lifestyle really is promoted here! Great company culture and inclusiveness. Everyone feels the camaraderie and solidarity!

Cons

Opportunities in the department I was in were based solely on seniority and favoritism, I think this was more the case of an immature bad manager than widespread company issue though. Too structured, positions are not catered to you rather are mostly cookie cutter. Clock in clock out, even for bathroom breaks, short 30 minute lunch (specific to support teams).

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Lightspeed Response
6y
Thank you for the thoughtful review - we are sorry to hear about the parts of your experience with us that you found disappointing. Our Support team is full of incredibly talented people and they often move to other roles throughout the company. We have worked hard to create an environment where growth is facilitated and encouraged, and have seen an exceptional amount of movement within the teams, and cross-departmentally. Our goal is always to provide merit-based promotions that allow us to look at a balance between performance and work quality. It’s true that running a growing support department requires structure; our customers depend on us to have a consistent schedule. We make sure to keep all employees informed of the expectation but we understand it doesn’t work for everyone. A sincere thank you for your feedback (and we’re so happy there was a lot you enjoyed here too!)
3.0
Aug 27, 2019

3 years of roller coaster rides

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Community, Challenge, Opportunities for growth, Nice benefits

Cons

Overtime Lot of pressure Internal Systems need to scale faster

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Lightspeed Response
6y
Thanks for your candid feedback. We’re glad to see you highlight the things you enjoyed the most. We agree, it has certainly been a rollercoaster ride! We've seen exceptional growth over the years, and while exciting, it can also be challenging to adapt to and work through. We thank you for devoting 3 years of your career to Lightspeed, and we wish you the best.
5.0
Aug 9, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun place to work with good people, they listen and there are opportunities. Awesome benefits

Cons

Larger organization so it moves slower than the startups i worked in previously. Very sales driven, sometimes there isnt as heavy of a focus on content marketing, which was my department.

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Lightspeed Response
6y
Thanks for leaving a review! We agree, content marketing is so important. We also know that we have a great team of creative people, so feel free to share your feedback with your manager if you feel like there is more we could be doing - we're certainly open to it!
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