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      Lightspeed

      Engaged Employer

      Lightspeed reviews

      3.5

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (1,075 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 1,075 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
      Sep 30, 2022

      Not the best place to work if you are from a diverse background

      Anonymous
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Team culture is quite strong -Fun place to work - One of very few companies offering a slight travel benefit to the office

      Cons

      - If you are from a diverse background and face a few difficulties the People & Culture team will not be helpful at all, and might even make things difficult for you at times - Compensation can be nearly 10k lower than the market standard - Lot of office politics is involved when it comes to career progression - The C-suite and senior level management can be completely detached from reality and their own product at times

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      Lightspeed Response
      3y
      Hi, Thank you for taking the time to alert us to this situation via your review--we aim for a high-performing world-class environment and your feedback is extremely important. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and diverse culture and have a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination of any form. The experience you've described in encountering difficulties and that you feel like the People & Culture team were not helpful is absolutely not at all what we're striving for and we encourage you to share more details via our confidential email: people@lightspeedhq.com. Thank you for your contributions to Lightspeed and for helping us ignite businesses everywhere. We wish you all the best in your future career. Best, Rani Hammond, Chief People and Culture Officer
      4.0
      Mar 13, 2022

      Very Challenging, Lots of Work To Be Done

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - At least for my team, my manager is very understanding and accommodating. - If you are looking at crunching code all year out, this is the place for you

      Cons

      - Pay and compensation are not so great - Lots of work and be prepared to work overtime - Can be very challenging - Acquisitions tend to disrupt the balance and throws people off every time - No harmony between the main company and its acquisitions

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      Lightspeed Response
      4y
      Thanks for sharing your review--we are seeking that synergy between all parts of the company and this feedback is appreciated.
      1.0
      Dec 20, 2021

      team lead / manager without empathy

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company generally was good, use good technology, methods.

      Cons

      There are team leads or managers with no empathy, or insecure in his/her own ability. For example, there was complete team turnover when a person was put into team lead; with whole new team recruited by him, another complete turnover in a short time.

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