Love this company but has its growing pains - Anonymous employee Lyft Employee Review

5.0
Oct 16, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-People are incredibly smart and helpful -They hire all-star management with proven track records. The learning is fantastic. -Our initiatives make me proud - easy to brag about this company -People walk their talk -Benefits and events are great -Culture is amazing

Cons

-Grateful for the variety of IT resources but it's confusing about where to go for what and everyone uses a different medium, so you have to figure out individual preferences. There's also a lack of training on how to use these IT resources. -Because the company is moving so fast, there are a lot of processes and structures not in place, so things are messy. -Commission plans are a long stretch - rely on your salary, not commission. They change every quarter. -Communication and transparency is not that great, especially around change and restructure. There is a disconnect between offices and between departments.

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5.0
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Pros

Meaningful projects. Good science community environment. Good work life balance.

Cons

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4.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Academic environment that has a lot of interesting science problems from mapping, optimization, plus all the usual user metrics. Rewarding and complex problems that often have a lo t of tradeoff.

Cons

For how good the ICs are, leadership is equally bad. Just riddled with poor decisions top/down. Also given the current state, Uber is just too strong of a competitor and you feel that pressure every day.

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