Absolutely Avoid. I also experienced sexism as others have reported. - Anonynous Lab49 Employee Review

1.0
Sep 17, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I must write at least five words here. Ok, here are six. Absolutely none. Absolutely none. Absolutely none.

Cons

If I could give a zero for all ratings, I would. Management were utterly full of themselves and outright abusive - the CEO in particular. I was programming in older languages prior to working for these people, and wanted to work for them while also updating my skills. After some time of working for them, I asked for that opportunity. I was told flat out that I wasn't up to snuff to "bootstrap" my way to learning newer technologies etc. My gender seemed to be the problem. To prove my resourcefullness and underscore my intelligence, learning and adapting skills, I had modified a wiki CRM to work as a form of ATS for their hiring process. One of the then owners requested white papers on what I had created. I did all of that work, provided to him, and he proceeded to steal my work and put HIS name on it. I saw it on his desk one day. I was furious and apalled, but could not risk losing work at that time, so I had take it in silence. They are a truly DISGUSTING self-important group of people. The entire management team at the time treated me like "the help".

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5.0
Sep 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Working groups around Blockchain, AI, and other interesting topics - Book Club - Open and transparent leadership team

Cons

- Uncertainty around what you will be working - Can do a great job on a project, and still be left on the bench when it is finished

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4.0
May 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hiring is well-gated, so you'll work with smart people. Projects are exclusively in finance so it's a great place to gain exposure in that industry. You operate with a good amount of autonomy.

Cons

It's a consulting company, so engineers are only valuable if they're billable. That means your success is tied to someone else's ability to secure a pipeline of work for you, or your own ability to upsell at your engagement - which may or may not be up to you no matter what you do. There isn't a dedicated sales team at Lab, so this can get spotty. Upper management's presence is felt in seasons - non-existant for months at a time, all over everything the next. They were nowhere to be found as AI got rolled out massively in 2026 and we got caught without a strategy and action plan - either for leveraging internally or for pivoting our model.

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