THE place to work in Montreal! - Anonymous employee Lightspeed Employee Review

5.0
Feb 26, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Where do i start. We work in a castle! We get tons of free snacks and apparel. You get your own MacBook, your Opus is paid for, salary is great, option to work from home if you feel like it, etc, etc, etc. The office culture is something I had only seen in movies till now. The entire team is highly motivated and come to work to kick butt everyday. It's a very "work hard, play hard" atmosphere with incredible opportunity for growth. It's exciting to work for a company that has accomplished so much and still has so much potential. I think what I appreciate the most is the diversity among the staff. Our CEO and President always stress how important it is for this company to continue to thrive!

Cons

Lightspeed isn't your typical 9-5 job, especially in sales. Get ready to work hard but reap amazing benefits!

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Lightspeed Response
8y
Thanks for an outstanding review! We love that what you appreciate most is our diversity. We try and hire the best, and that means a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. As you know, one of our company beliefs is that we are all unique, yet unified, and I can't think of a better line that describes our culture and ways of working. With everyone's hard work, the potential is infinite. Thanks so much!

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Pros

-Unlimited PTO - Use this, the company allows it. This is the main reason I stayed at this company for so long. If they did not offer it, I would have been gone within minutes.

Cons

-Low pay- the company makes up for not paying you by offering unlimited PTO - They keep switching from Atena to Cigna, Kind of annoying when you already have an established PCP - Constant layoffs, its a running joke in this company that when you become a Team Lead you are about to get laid off. - Pay increase- Also it looks like when you start making too much money, prepare to get laid off. Accepting pay increases comes with less job security - This job you need a lot of adaptability- you never know if you might come in and you have an increased amount of duties because they laid someone off - this increase of duties does NOT come with an increased salary/hourly wage either. You are just expected to take on other peoples job duties for nothing in return. -Literally everyone is figuring out things on the spot, there are no tools provided to you to guide you through things. You just gotta figure it out as you go. - The company asks for more than they give. - The company has way too many meetings. You will end up sitting in meeting listening to other departments speak about things that have NOTHING to do with you. Time is not spent well here, time is wasted. - The CEO is very boastful and braggy, like telling us things about his personal life that doesnt pertain to anything related to work in any way, shape or form disguised as " fun facts" when its just a chance to brag.

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Lightspeed Response
4mo
Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It’s good to hear that you valued the unlimited PTO however, we’re concerned by the other feedback you’ve shared. We take this feedback seriously and use it to inform ongoing improvements. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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