Great Starter Job but No Room to Grow - Digital Marketing Expert Lumistry Employee Review

2.0
Sep 22, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) Snacks! (and free catered lunch/breakfast tacos though rumor has it those have been phased out). 2)The office is located in a great area, there are lots of shops/restaurants around but you're not downtown. 3)There are some cool people that work there 4) Benefits are great!! (but I had to knock off a couple stars for compensation because they change the metrics for it a bunch) 5) Casual start-up vibe with trendy office space and dogs 6) Orange theory passes and an emphasis on health as part of the culture

Cons

I've thought about this a lot and it seems like a lot of my cons are growing pains that come with being a startup- confusing over product, lack of communication and delays in products. What I think is a larger concern is there is not a real opportunity for advancement and those essential to the products are overworked/underpaid. If you're competent and there for a bit, you'll get a new role. However, that promotion will come with no guidance or job description and chances are you will still have all your old tasks on top of random new ones. There is no clear line for how you grow as an individual. When you address this concern with management they will tell you there is nothing they can do. There's a lot of ideas at the top level of this company, which is great, that's what start-ups are for, but there's a focus on progressing for the sake of it and not perfecting the current project that leaves those at the bottom scrambling and on the front line of fire from the customer. I've noticed a lot of the responses to other reviews have mentioned voicing concerns. Which is something I did but it fell on deaf ears. This is a great company to work for if you're entry level. You will learn a lot about how companies work very quickly but as it stands right now, this is not a place to grow.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lumistry has made meaningful progress over the last several months. Leadership is actively working to break down silos, improve cross-functional collaboration, and create better alignment across teams. There is a noticeable sense of momentum in the business, with new products, partnerships, and initiatives creating optimism about the future.

Cons

there is a lot happening at once. Priorities continue to evolve as the business scales, which can create competing demands on teams. Continued focus on prioritization and communication

1.0
Feb 16, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Absolutely 0 pros - don’t trust any of the current leadership or HR replies, Tim the “CEO” is everything but a CEO.

Cons

To put it bluntly, Lumistry is the definition of a rushed and failed product. Endless layoffs over the past 1.5 years. HR department is one business partner, bless her heart - the head of HR and the COO were let go just a couple weeks ago. The full digital marketing team(5+) people were suddenly let go around the same time. Quiet under the rug layoffs without letting other employees know have occurred. Sales team targets small, clueless independent pharmacists that don’t have a single clue what they’re signing up for. More than half of the clients have to break their contracts to even get out of it. Whoever is left is overworked as Tim continues to bring on remote “executives” who I’m sure will end up selling the company. There is absolutely no room for growth within your career at Lumistry. The product has absolutely no room for growth - it never did to begin with. I could go on and on about the slop Tim is running. The Austin office space is about to vanish to go fully remote after waiting months and months to tell employees. There is no money left within the company apart from cutting high end checks and bonuses for the execs. Listen to this review. Listen to the other recent negative reviews. Avoid at all costs!

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