Lightspeed reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,081 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 1,081 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
5.0
Aug 17, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A very special team culture built by a group of incredibly talented, creative, uplifting people. Great to be a part of an inclusive, socially aware organisation that genuinely values diversity. Plenty of opportunity for growth and career progression. Deep connection to the industry and customers brings real meaning to our work and authenticity to Lightspeed's vision. Stock options allow all employees to share in the success of the company.

Cons

Connecting teams from all over the world in different timezones does come with its challenges and at times the Sydney office has felt like an afterthought, but some good progress is being made here.

2.0
Jul 8, 2020

A sad state of affairs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice people with the right intentions. Free snacks and lunches. Good perks with flexibility, gym, health benefits Growth with acquisitions

Cons

Seems great at first and on the outside, but it feels like a fake, shell company, hollow on the inside. Exec team is out of touch with employee issues, impersonable, and don't connect claiming spirituality when the company is in disarray with incompetent leaders who scream the loudest gets the attention and promotion. What is promoted in the book is the opposite of what's happening at the company. When you have a company full of "leaders" and no followers, everyone is going in all direction. Full chaos

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Lightspeed Response
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Thank you for your candid review. We’re glad to see the positive things you have to say about Lightspeed over your time with us. We understand that there are areas for improvement, and our goal is always to provide merit-based promotions where we look at a careful balance between performance and work quality. Furthermore, the culture you describe is not what we intend for our employees as our leadership is very focused on caring for and improving our employee experience. Thank you again for your feedback and for having devoted your time to Lightspeed for so many years.
5.0
Jun 3, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Advantages of working for Lightspeed are (amongst others) Job Diversity, plenty of ownership, energetic colleagues, opportunity to grow,

Cons

A lot of workload, company is constantly growing so usually too little time to to fit everything in 40 to 50 hours. If you're okay with working longer days, this is the place to be though.

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