Lightspeed reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,075 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 1,075 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 6, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- The people - What's left of the start-up vibe -The events

Cons

- Managers closed to own criticism even after lecturing us on Radical Candor (Kim Scott) - Lack of appreciation - Attitude from some offices who think they know "better"

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Lightspeed Response
6y
Hi there. We’re glad to see that you appreciated our people and events - we are very focused on our culture and try to have great events throughout the year to connect everyone. Being part of a growing organisation can certainly be challenging, and structures to grow our people (and our leaders) will continue to develop as we scale, but we try our best to nurture talent, and provide recognition for good work. We appreciate the candid feedback, and wish you the best!
5.0
Sep 2, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many Perks Great Location Great opportunity growth

Cons

Work Hard Play Hard a lot of pressure on the targets

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Lightspeed Response
6y
Thanks for leaving a review! We love reading your pros as well as areas you think we should focus on. We hear you, targets can be tough. We try to provide everyone with the right tools and resources to alleviate that pressure, and we’re lucky to have such stellar people working with us. Thanks again!
1.0
Aug 28, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Comprehensive benefits package, inspiring office setting, great products and wonderful CEO and upper management team. I hear good things from those in the Product and Data Analytics teams. The kitchen is wonderful and a healthy lifestyle really is promoted here! Great company culture and inclusiveness. Everyone feels the camaraderie and solidarity!

Cons

Opportunities in the department I was in were based solely on seniority and favoritism, I think this was more the case of an immature bad manager than widespread company issue though. Too structured, positions are not catered to you rather are mostly cookie cutter. Clock in clock out, even for bathroom breaks, short 30 minute lunch (specific to support teams).

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Lightspeed Response
6y
Thank you for the thoughtful review - we are sorry to hear about the parts of your experience with us that you found disappointing. Our Support team is full of incredibly talented people and they often move to other roles throughout the company. We have worked hard to create an environment where growth is facilitated and encouraged, and have seen an exceptional amount of movement within the teams, and cross-departmentally. Our goal is always to provide merit-based promotions that allow us to look at a balance between performance and work quality. It’s true that running a growing support department requires structure; our customers depend on us to have a consistent schedule. We make sure to keep all employees informed of the expectation but we understand it doesn’t work for everyone. A sincere thank you for your feedback (and we’re so happy there was a lot you enjoyed here too!)
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