Lightspeed reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,071 total reviews)
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Dax Dasilva

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Lightspeed has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,071 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
2.0
Sep 27, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible paid time off - Health insurance - $400 credit a year for wellness - Modern Health app - LinkedIn Learning - They provide a Mac laptop to work from

Cons

- Leadership will receive our feedback and do nothing about it - Since the three rounds of redundancies, a lot of the workload has come to our team, the workload has tripled over a year - Compensation is horrendously low for this role considering the amount of workload and how stretched you are on different projects - The management and Leadership teams do not have training on how to handle different types of people, their stress is often taken out on their team verbally - Favouritism - Constant changes to the job role (for a very long time we did not have a job spec, it has not been updated to show all the additional jobs we do) - No clear progression after this role (because we are too broad and lack depth in our experience, it's quite difficult to move into a different type of role within Lightspeed. There is no further type of support that we could move into) - There is a serious lack of job opportunities for Support, the Tier II team has been waiting for a year and maybe more with no sight of a promotion. Some have left the business because of this. - Underqualified people are hired for the support roles, which results in more workload for the other support teams

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Lightspeed Response
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Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It’s great to hear your feedback regarding our benefits, the people and the managers you’ve had. We are sorry to hear about your experience around leadership. We always encourage reviewers to reach out on our confidential email, people@lightspeedhq.com, however here you’ve given detailed feedback already. Please know that management reads each review and considers the advice given. Thanks again for your review and it goes without saying we wish you all the best with your next career step.
2.0
Sep 24, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great benefits package - You'll meet some wonderful people - If you're willing to work more than an 8 hour work day and can operate like a machine, you're likely to do well here - Every manager I've had has been truly wonderful and has done everything they can (or what is within their power) to ensure their team's success

Cons

- Upper management is completely out of touch, or so it seems - Expect to be paid less than market average by at least 10-15K, and expect the goal post to constantly be moved despite sales slowing down and churn constantly increasing - Managers/Team Leads often have their hands tied by upper management and catch a lot of flack for decisions that they have little to no say in - Decisions are made from the top that often negatively impact the customer experience - these decisions do not take into consideration the opinions of those who actually deal with customers, resulting in livid customers who have no one to take it out on other than their sales rep - Company likes to engage in some shady (albeit legal) practices to coerce customers into using their services, and the reps have to deal with the consequences of this - Opportunities for professional growth have become few and far between - For sales in particular, you're very often told that if you aren't meeting your target then it's simply because you aren't coming in early enough or staying late enough, or because you're not trying hard enough (which neglects taking into account that the product being offered does not compete well in the market, and customers are leaving in droves) - Decisions do not seem to be thought out and are often half baked, and the logic or reasoning behind decisions is almost never effectively communicated to the employees that these decisions will impact - The company will always ask for feedback and promise it is valued, however it seldom seems as though feedback results in effective or meaningful change

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Lightspeed Response
1y
Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It’s great to hear your feedback regarding our benefits, the people and the managers you’ve had. We are sorry to hear about your experience around leadership. We always encourage reviewers to reach out on our confidential email, people@lightspeedhq.com, however here you’ve given detailed feedback already. Please know that management reads each review and considers the advice given. Thanks again for your review and it goes without saying we wish you all the best with your next career step.
4.0
Sep 24, 2024

Support

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive team where everyone is ready to help each other

Cons

Workload can be a lot depending on the period

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Lightspeed Response
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Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We are heartened to hear you have a supportive team. We’re sure you’re making a huge impact! Thanks again for your review.
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