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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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1.0
Dec 7, 2018

Don't bother...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are a lot of pretty decent folks that work in product and design. Many of them work hard and are committed to doing a good job.

Cons

Highly political environment. Lots of backstabbing and politics. Upper management in Product/Design is cold and duplicative. They will tell you one thing to your face, then send emails indicating the opposite. Don't be fooled by the 4 and 5 star ratings. If you pay attention, you can catch when employees were prompted to provide good ratings. For example, take a look at around March 8, 2018. You will see several 4 and 5 start ratings around that date.

1.0
Nov 7, 2018

Customer Success

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Pros

Above average pay for the role. Great maternity leave

Cons

Culture, environment, product, teams and management. To say this was the most dysfunctional working experience in my career is an insult to dysfunctional work environments. Complete apathy to help one another succeed. There is no real rhyme or reason behind the management and assignment of accounts. Turnover was extremely high in my time at Castlight with staff in key support, operational and client facing roles constantly leaving. The blame game is very much a part of the culture. It is not uncommon for emails to colleagues to go weeks without responses and I have known client/user issues that have stayed open for months and some times years. It seemed like no one above the customer facing team really cared. I was with Castlight for 18 months and experienced three rounds of major layoffs. When issues arise CEO and SLT go into panic mode and begin firing talented, necessary staff. The basis of their core offering is a passing fad in healthcare, so they have been scrambling for an identity that is ever changing. One of the best days of my life was my last day at Castlight. Funny anecdote: On my first day I flew to the San Francisco for my orientation. At 8:30am the office was dark and when people began rolling in at 9:00am they had forgotten I was going to be there for orientation/training.

5.0
Aug 29, 2018

A company that values their employees

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The benefits are top notch, including 4 month parental leave and very competitive pay. Reducing cost doesn't mean taking from the people that work here, and that's reflected in the nice bonuses that are paid out. Healthy foods in the break rooms, onsite yoga, and optional well-being seminars are just a few of the extra perks.

Cons

Some restructuring has taken place, but the confidence remains high that Castlight is going in the right direction.

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Thank you for this input. We agree that we have gained very deep and invaluable insight into how we can make an even larger impact on our millions of users. We care very much about all our employees, and want them to keep loving coming to work every day, growing their careers, developing their skills, and achieving success in a mission-driven company.
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