H1b workers: stay away at all cost - Senior Data Analyst Lyft Employee Review

2.0
Jul 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Competitive pay, lovely teammates, great managers.

Cons

The leadership (David Risher, as well as those immediately under him) is driving the company to the ground. After two layoffs in less than six months, the company morale is at an all time low. Everyone around me is interviewing or have already left. Someone raised this concern to the leadership and all they said was “we are keeping an eye on the situation.” And? Aren’t you gonna do something to keep people from leaving? Oh right, they cut our comp by 10-20%. Great call. By the way, stay away from this company if you’re on H1b and want a green card. I have coworkers who were waiting to file their PERM, but the two layoffs really messed it up, because after each layoff, the company has to wait 180 days before they can file again. The April layoff happened less than 180 days after the November one, so they now have to wait another 180 days. That’s a whole freaking year. And they told me their H1b is only valid for 6 years in total. The leadership clearly doesn’t care about its international employees.

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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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2.0
Mar 30, 2026
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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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