Lightspeed reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,073 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 1,073 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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2.0
Nov 30, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The company has great potential, a lot of genius people and it's a young company. The international aspect makes it interesting, because you get in touch with people from all over the world. If you love drinks, partying and working extra hours with low recognition. This is the place for you.

Cons

I believe that Lightspeed can be a great company if you work in HQ Montreal. When I talked to colleagues from Montreal it was like they where talking about a whole other company. The culture difference was a big isseu to me, because it was not always appreciated when you share your opinion. The vibe in the office was like being at a student fraternity, not really the place for me. People gossip a lot to make themselves look better. If you are not a developer or in sales, you will not get the recognition you deserve.

4.0
Nov 21, 2016

Great company to work for, but...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company with a great product and very talented young professionals in all levels of the company. Very much sales driven, which puts a lot of pressure on the people that need to get the sales admin done. Situated in cool locations / offices throughout the world.

Cons

Sales targets change: One day we're lookig at number of customers 'closed', next day focus must be on 'quality' customers (but still, sales is measured on number of customers closed). Selling to non-paying customers puts high pressure on finance, collections and reporting. Work/life balance is tough. Normal working weeks of 45+ hours, but often more.

2.0
Oct 13, 2016

Glad to be out!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will meet and make some great friends Great company if you want to advance your career by preformance

Cons

Looks great from outside due to all the publicity Once you jump into the train you will see very quickly what is left wasn't so bad Its driven by sales and the focus is 100% sales Management gossips more than the employees

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