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4.1

68% would recommend to a friend

(59 total reviews)
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Maeve OMeara

90% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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5.0
Dec 10, 2016
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Pros

Very transparent/honest with the good and the bad. Very bright and talented coworkers. Great mission. Customer-focused, but also family-like atmosphere. Employees bring their kids around. Coworkers helping you out in life, love, work, etc. Healthy snacks and drinks, free lunch on Fridays, lots of events with free food/drinks. Lots of exposure to leadership. Very inspiring CEO. Incredible premium product offering that IMHO is unmatched in the market in VOI and ROI. Depending on position, but lots of flexibility on work location, time-off, work assignments. Standing desks that can rise with a push of a button!!! Challenging work because it is really B2B2C...changing healthcare is not easy! Big name clients. Lots of nice incentives for doing stuff like training, etc. Pretty up-to-date on technology for their employees. Leadership actually solicits questions/opinions from employees and addresses them openly. Generous HSA contribution. Single no-dependent employees pay $0 in premiums for medical, dental, vision. Monthly cellphone reimbursements. Employees get access to Castlight Health too. Stock options. Data oriented decision-making.

Cons

Free lunches are only on Friday versus every day in a lot of tech companies...although you could put together a free lunch using the snacks they have available. Strangely the Company is not yet quite the household name despite having some big name clients and considering how transformative the software is to the clients' employees. That is going to change as the company grows. Transit coverage would be nice. Also we know that the CEO meets with amazing people on a regular basis. It would be great to have more townhalls with some of these amazing people as guest speakers.

5.0
Oct 24, 2016

Outstanding Corporate Culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The culture is Castlight is what sets the company apart. When you walk in the office you can feel the positive energy. They host many fun, creative events & even provide lunch once a week. Good benefits & work-life balance. The CEO & Senior Leadership are very well-respected & have an open-door policy. In regards to the work at Castlight, you will have the chance to solve the most complex problems in Silicon Valley. Many of the employees are some of the brightest minds in the country.

Cons

With hyper-growth comes growing pains. Some of the people at Castlight who have "been here forever" don't play nice with others, & this is seemingly a known issue. Castlight says it is a "Performance Culture" but does not always appear to live by this mantra. Some older, tenured employees consistently under-perform but stay around because they have so much tribal knowledge. On the flip side some of the younger, newer employees who are top-performers have difficulty advancing in the company.

2.0
Oct 18, 2016

Make it or Break it

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Pros

Good team members and great company size. CEO has a real passion for healthcare. The company culture is good as well!

Cons

Low pay, manipulative leader with poor leadership skills. RIF didn't effect leadership only worker bees. Too leaders get overpaid for poor performance, especially in Sales!

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