Great opportunity for someone looking to have a significant part in company growth - Consultant Lab49 Employee Review

5.0
Jan 5, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- In a fast growth phase - Teams work collaboratively, even globally which is impressive given the different time zones - Friendly environment - Good culture: monthly lunches, drinks, afternoon teas for Birthdays, activities - No micromanagement and flexibility to make your role your own - Flexible working hours, working from home - Free fruit, drinks and snacks - Great office location - Office mixed with other ION Group company employees so diverse and good for networking

Cons

- Sydney office is still in a "start-up" mode which means it is less structured than other offices and in some areas it is still finding its feet

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5.0
Sep 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Working groups around Blockchain, AI, and other interesting topics - Book Club - Open and transparent leadership team

Cons

- Uncertainty around what you will be working - Can do a great job on a project, and still be left on the bench when it is finished

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4.0
May 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Hiring is well-gated, so you'll work with smart people. Projects are exclusively in finance so it's a great place to gain exposure in that industry. You operate with a good amount of autonomy.

Cons

It's a consulting company, so engineers are only valuable if they're billable. That means your success is tied to someone else's ability to secure a pipeline of work for you, or your own ability to upsell at your engagement - which may or may not be up to you no matter what you do. There isn't a dedicated sales team at Lab, so this can get spotty. Upper management's presence is felt in seasons - non-existant for months at a time, all over everything the next. They were nowhere to be found as AI got rolled out massively in 2026 and we got caught without a strategy and action plan - either for leveraging internally or for pivoting our model.

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