Great people, but questionable leadership in a challenging industry - Technical Program Manager Lyft Employee Review

4.0
May 5, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Managers and cross-functional partners were mostly all great people to work with. Pay was competitive. Was provided with opportunities to grow and prove my skills. I had a good amount of freedom to pursue programs I was interested in.

Cons

The people-first culture seems great at first, but you eventually realize that it's mostly a show. Layoffs were done with little empathy, and people absolutely got the sense that leadership didn't care at all. It seems like the company was always a step (or two) behind Uber. We'd find ourselves building features or making decisions after Uber and this seemed to cause our market share to keep slipping. Health & WFH benefits could be better.

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5.0
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

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

Cons

Company's primary focus is still on ride-sharing business so stock price does not go up.

2.0
Mar 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Discovering parts of Las Vegas I wouldn't normally visit. Meeting nice people from all over the Valley and the world.

Cons

With the price of gas right now, my pay for using a mid-sized vehicle averaged out to $8 per hour (before taxes), even after 3 "bonuses." This is less than the Nevada minimum wage of $12. Regardless of what the app tells you, Lyft takes about 2/3 of the earnings for each ride, charging both for the rental and extra fees they claim have to do with the cost of car maintenance. Not sure why maintenance and everyday wear wouldn't be handled by Hertz as a normal part of their fleet ownership, as it would with any other rental. Indeed, if you're doing the Express Driver program, you have to take the car for service after getting a voucher from Hertz. On a different note, the number of riders with no picture or fake names is really high in Las Vegas compared to other places where I've driven. This issue has become a safety concern.

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