Lightspeed reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,078 total reviews)
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Dax Dasilva

77% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Lightspeed has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,078 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
1.0
Nov 2, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively High Salary Travel perks

Cons

Lightspeed is a mix of bunch of acquired companies from different parts of the world with their own culture and structure, unable to work with one another. You have to work your butt off and do meetings at crazy hours since the company is spread across the world. No work life balance and a really high stress environment. Regularly witnessed people get yelled at in meetings. Might be a good opportunity for a young person trying to gain some experience, but if you have a family be prepared to not see your kids for days.

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Lightspeed Response
1y
Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review and for the impact you undoubtedly made during your time at Lightspeed. We’re concerned to hear some of what you have shared - that is definitely not something we'd like for our people to experience, please send us some specific information about this incident to our confidential mailbox people@lightspeedhq.com. It goes without saying we wish you all the best with your future endeavors.
1.0
Oct 22, 2024

Fail to pay owed commission

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They lead with a faux culture of looking after everyone but that left the second the stock tanked from fabricated user numbers

Cons

They promise commission but change the goal posts before pay day if you've achieved too much.

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Lightspeed Response
1y
Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review and for the impact you are making at Lightspeed. It’s concerning to hear your feedback, this isn’t at all the experience we’d like for our people. We take feedback seriously and encourage you to reach out on our confidential mailbox people@lightspeedhq.com so we can address this feedback effectively. Thank you for sharing this and hope to hear from you soon.
2.0
Sep 24, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great benefits package - You'll meet some wonderful people - If you're willing to work more than an 8 hour work day and can operate like a machine, you're likely to do well here - Every manager I've had has been truly wonderful and has done everything they can (or what is within their power) to ensure their team's success

Cons

- Upper management is completely out of touch, or so it seems - Expect to be paid less than market average by at least 10-15K, and expect the goal post to constantly be moved despite sales slowing down and churn constantly increasing - Managers/Team Leads often have their hands tied by upper management and catch a lot of flack for decisions that they have little to no say in - Decisions are made from the top that often negatively impact the customer experience - these decisions do not take into consideration the opinions of those who actually deal with customers, resulting in livid customers who have no one to take it out on other than their sales rep - Company likes to engage in some shady (albeit legal) practices to coerce customers into using their services, and the reps have to deal with the consequences of this - Opportunities for professional growth have become few and far between - For sales in particular, you're very often told that if you aren't meeting your target then it's simply because you aren't coming in early enough or staying late enough, or because you're not trying hard enough (which neglects taking into account that the product being offered does not compete well in the market, and customers are leaving in droves) - Decisions do not seem to be thought out and are often half baked, and the logic or reasoning behind decisions is almost never effectively communicated to the employees that these decisions will impact - The company will always ask for feedback and promise it is valued, however it seldom seems as though feedback results in effective or meaningful change

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Lightspeed Response
1y
Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It’s great to hear your feedback regarding our benefits, the people and the managers you’ve had. We are sorry to hear about your experience around leadership. We always encourage reviewers to reach out on our confidential email, people@lightspeedhq.com, however here you’ve given detailed feedback already. Please know that management reads each review and considers the advice given. Thanks again for your review and it goes without saying we wish you all the best with your next career step.
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