"People First" No Longer? - Delivery Lead Detroit Labs Employee Review

3.0
Aug 26, 2024
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Pros

The people at the company are fantastic! The camaraderie and teamwork made the workplace enjoyable. Flexibility is a strong point. Still fully remote and unlimited PTO (project work permitting). Health Insurance was amazing!

Cons

The company went through several rounds of layoffs between 2022-2023, which created significant uncertainty and instability. Over the past few years, leadership has become increasingly hands-off, especially in the aftermath of these layoffs. The Executive Leadership Team shifted its focus heavily towards sales (which is important) but, unfortunately, this left little time or attention for the people who make the company run. Our long-standing motto of “People first” was one of the first things to fall by the wayside when times got tough. Leadership made minimal effort to rally or support team members during these challenging periods, and employee engagement was largely left to a few dedicated individuals who were already stretched thin. This neglect not only caused a decline in morale but is also eroding the once-strong company culture that had been a key part of our identity. As a result, there has been considerable voluntary turnover following the layoffs. Many of the most experienced and devoted employees have left, driven away by the lack of direction from leadership, limited growth opportunities, and/or stagnant compensation. The loss of these valuable team members has only furthered the challenges the company culture faces.

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5.0
Nov 30, 2025
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Pros

I've never worked at a company that stands by their employees like Detroit Labs.

Cons

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5.0
Jul 11, 2025
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Pros

The tricky thing about Glassdoor is it takes ratings throughout the lifetime of a company and can’t be separated by eras. Having been an immersive consultant for 5 years, been apart of extended think ranks, and haven’t worked at other companies of a similar size, I believe I have a vast sample size to compare to. Detroit Labs is a great company from end to end. From the talent level to the camaraderie all the way to the future ahead. The portfolio with the brand names and the projects would be a Greatest Hits album for the vast majority of other customer software development companies. The founding team is intelligent, not just open to listening but will make sure you get the resources to do it, and has created a “cool” culture. It’s tough to describe other than that. But even from the interview process you get a great sense of it. Very professional but nice comedic relief at the same time.

Cons

None that I can think of. No company is perfect, but anything I could list would just be inconsequential nit picky things that don’t matter much, if at all, in the grand scheme of things.

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