Your best friend in life - Team Lead Lightspeed Employee Review

5.0
Aug 25, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The first day you arrive at the lightspeed headquarters and finally find the moment to look around you and see what a unique environment you're working in, you realize your life's about to change. Lightspeed does not only offer you the coolest workplace to work in, it also offers everything you'd ever want in life: interesting and smart people to work with, every perk you need, beer, inspiring life events and - most importantly - a flat hierarchy in which every change you make directly impacts the company and gets noticed by your peers and directors. Don't worry: here we do not have boring desk jobs and lightspeed makes sure to keep you entertained with regular events that will blow you mind. One of the main complaints about lightspeed is the work/life balance, however you balance this out however you want. No one's going to tell you what to do, and honestly, with whatever's going on at lightspeed you really want to give your work balance more attention. It's all worth it.

Cons

Only beers on Friday... Rooftop terrace is not finished yet (but it's going to be awesome once it is there - again a perk)

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Lightspeed Response
8y
Thanks for writing! Our physical workspace is designed to encourage creativity, which is why we don’t have a typical “cubicle” or “corporate” space. We also like to keep our hierarchy as flat as possible because we’re all working together towards something amazing, no matter what position you hold. I hear you, the delays on our terrace has been lengthy – we can’t wait to have it finished!

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-Unlimited PTO - Use this, the company allows it. This is the main reason I stayed at this company for so long. If they did not offer it, I would have been gone within minutes.

Cons

-Low pay- the company makes up for not paying you by offering unlimited PTO - They keep switching from Atena to Cigna, Kind of annoying when you already have an established PCP - Constant layoffs, its a running joke in this company that when you become a Team Lead you are about to get laid off. - Pay increase- Also it looks like when you start making too much money, prepare to get laid off. Accepting pay increases comes with less job security - This job you need a lot of adaptability- you never know if you might come in and you have an increased amount of duties because they laid someone off - this increase of duties does NOT come with an increased salary/hourly wage either. You are just expected to take on other peoples job duties for nothing in return. -Literally everyone is figuring out things on the spot, there are no tools provided to you to guide you through things. You just gotta figure it out as you go. - The company asks for more than they give. - The company has way too many meetings. You will end up sitting in meeting listening to other departments speak about things that have NOTHING to do with you. Time is not spent well here, time is wasted. - The CEO is very boastful and braggy, like telling us things about his personal life that doesnt pertain to anything related to work in any way, shape or form disguised as " fun facts" when its just a chance to brag.

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Lightspeed Response
4mo
Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It’s good to hear that you valued the unlimited PTO however, we’re concerned by the other feedback you’ve shared. We take this feedback seriously and use it to inform ongoing improvements. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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