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      Lightspeed

      Engaged Employer

      Lightspeed reviews

      3.5

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (1,070 total reviews)
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      Dax Dasilva

      75% approve of CEO

      49% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      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
      5.0
      Feb 7, 2018

      Unique culture: hard working, humble, and fun

      Finance
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Culture: People kick butt without thinking they're the sh*t. Rather than tolerate diversity, the company actually celebrates differences. They cherish everyone's special brand of craziness. -Empowerment: I really feel empowered to do my job. I know my boss trusts me to do the best thing for the company, pushes me to make decisions, and expects me to be the expert. -Results: We have raised a ton of money for a reason. The business is doing super well, and it's fun to be part of Montreal's best company (even the mayor agrees!). -Fun: After the hard work, and really long hours, Lightspeeders always find a way to have fun.

      Cons

      Of course there are things that aren't perfect 1) Hours are long. This isn't a place you leave at 5pm everyday. I've never been told to stay late, but the flip side of being empowered is being accountable. So I know that if I don't get my work done, others will be impacted. It's a lot sometimes. 2) Growing pains. Since I started a few years ago, the company has grown a ton. This growth is a ton of fun, but it's not easy. The hardest part is getting used to constant change (role, colleagues, and systems change a lot). Those that wouldn't like that won't like lightspeed.

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      Lightspeed Response
      8y
      Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Culture is so important to us, and we're so happy that you think it kicks butt! We all actively contribute to an open and supportive environment where quality and results share the spotlight. As you mentioned, we're not perfect, and we're very transparent about the challenges we face. The more we can uncover, the more we can have an impact on changing things for the better. Thanks again!
      3.0
      Feb 7, 2018

      Nice company

      Designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice company, not really too exciting. You have a lot of freedom during the day and working with the team is amazing.

      Cons

      Designs are not being produced and there's not really a clear guidance or direction unfortunately.

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      Lightspeed Response
      8y
      Thanks for your review. We are a company passionate about design, which stems directly from our CEO, Dax. We truly believe that design simplifies the complex. It's been a long time coming, but I'm happy to share that we've built a brand book to really showcase our identity, which will in turn provide the clear direction you felt was needed. Thanks again.
      1.0
      Feb 4, 2018

      nothing changes. lies and fake posts on glassdoor. time to go

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      so much potential. so many nice people. still benefitting from great things people did even though most are now gone. hr doing their best in bad situation.

      Cons

      there's only so much lying and misleading engineers can take before we give just up. seeing the cto and management pretend to be employees and post their own reviews on glassdoor got me angry and made me write this. cto reply to recent post is inaccurate. nothing transforming except people leaving. cto and execs not listening. sad.

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      Lightspeed Response
      8y
      Hi there, Dax here. Please come see me or reach out. Our culture is deeply important to me and I would really like to understand your experience in greater detail. What you’ve shared is not matching up with the messages I’m receiving in roundtables and skip meetings, and I really want to understand your perspective. Happy to meet off-site or in another confidential forum so we can speak in-depth. Thanks.
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