Great Starter Job but No Room to Grow - Digital Marketing Expert Lumistry Employee Review

2.0
Sep 22, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) Snacks! (and free catered lunch/breakfast tacos though rumor has it those have been phased out). 2)The office is located in a great area, there are lots of shops/restaurants around but you're not downtown. 3)There are some cool people that work there 4) Benefits are great!! (but I had to knock off a couple stars for compensation because they change the metrics for it a bunch) 5) Casual start-up vibe with trendy office space and dogs 6) Orange theory passes and an emphasis on health as part of the culture

Cons

I've thought about this a lot and it seems like a lot of my cons are growing pains that come with being a startup- confusing over product, lack of communication and delays in products. What I think is a larger concern is there is not a real opportunity for advancement and those essential to the products are overworked/underpaid. If you're competent and there for a bit, you'll get a new role. However, that promotion will come with no guidance or job description and chances are you will still have all your old tasks on top of random new ones. There is no clear line for how you grow as an individual. When you address this concern with management they will tell you there is nothing they can do. There's a lot of ideas at the top level of this company, which is great, that's what start-ups are for, but there's a focus on progressing for the sake of it and not perfecting the current project that leaves those at the bottom scrambling and on the front line of fire from the customer. I've noticed a lot of the responses to other reviews have mentioned voicing concerns. Which is something I did but it fell on deaf ears. This is a great company to work for if you're entry level. You will learn a lot about how companies work very quickly but as it stands right now, this is not a place to grow.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lumistry has made meaningful progress over the last several months. Leadership is actively working to break down silos, improve cross-functional collaboration, and create better alignment across teams. There is a noticeable sense of momentum in the business, with new products, partnerships, and initiatives creating optimism about the future.

Cons

there is a lot happening at once. Priorities continue to evolve as the business scales, which can create competing demands on teams. Continued focus on prioritization and communication

1.0
Jun 4, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people. Some really great people work there still and used to work there.

Cons

Burnout is everywhere. Priorities constantly change, expectations are unclear, and people are expected to just figure it out. Deadlines are missed because teams are pulled in too many directions at once. Layoffs and restructures happen so often that uncertainty becomes part of the job. Decisions feel rushed, communication is poor, and every new change seems to create more work and more stress. Benefits have steadily gotten worse while workloads continue to increase, and meaningful raises are hard to come by despite taking on more responsibility. Leadership says a lot of good things, but it's hard to take those messages seriously when people are constantly stretched thin, burned out, and worried about what's coming next.

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