Toxic culture and high turnover - Anonymous employee Lithic Employee Review

1.0
Jul 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Unlimited PTO & free lunch

Cons

Like other reviews have mentioned, the ET skews heavily towards bro culture. The ET doesn’t talk to anyone else but themselves and that makes the office culture feel awkward. The company hires pretty quickly and has a high turnover rate. I can’t even count how many employees they’ve terminated over the past year but it’s definitely at least 15, and that’s a lot for a start-up of this size. Managers don’t have experience managing and are only decent at managing employees who don’t need managing. Most managers here are employees who were ICs that got thrust into the position. There’s also a lot of favoritism and cattiness in this company, rules only apply to employees your manager doesn’t favor, not everyone. Lastly, there’s no PIP so that says a lot about this company :)

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Pros

Decent salary. Unlimited PTO. That’s about it.

Cons

Pay attention to the negative reviews. Success at this company is less about competence and more about performative enthusiasm. If you’re a LinkedIn cheerleader who agrees with whoever uses the most buzzwords, you’ll fit right in. There are sycophants galore. Genuine critical thinking is not rewarded and can actually work against you. The culture skews heavily toward a bro culture dynamic that feels frozen somewhere around 2013 SF/Silicon Valley. If that’s not your thing, expect to feel like an outsider regardless of your output. Strategically, leadership chases every industry trend rather than committing to a coherent direction. The result is a constant feeling of playing catch up with competitors instead of differentiating. Priorities shift frequently and institutional follow through is weak. Leadership clings to the “scrappy startup” identity long past the point it was credible. That framing is just cover for poor process, chronic disorganization, and an allergy to accountability.

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