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Lab49

Acquired by ION Group

Engaged Employer

Lab49 reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(201 total reviews)
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Roman Trachtenberg

56% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Lab49 has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 201 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lab49 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

201 reviews
2.0
Jul 21, 2019

A "mercenary" company to be kept at arms length

Web developer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- New projects generally use latest (stable) technologies - You get to move around teams and work with different people - Free subscription to Udemy - Generally pretty fun company events

Cons

- Cares more about getting things done quickly than making a good application - Moving between projects means you might get moved off your favorite project - Might kick you out early if you give them notice of resignation, without pay - Wants a 12 week (!) resignation notice (instead of 2) - Constantly understaffed* - Hiring practices are lengthy and outdated (they ask about prototypical inheritance sometimes) - You will be asked to help interview people that won't work at the company - No onsite HR/Office Admin - Little communication between project heads for people split between projects * The part about it being understaffed, in my opinion, contributed to a lot of stress on a few projects. If there were more people to go between projects, fewer people would be pulled in multiple directions simultaneously.

3.0
Mar 14, 2015

Smart people. Uninteresting work. Good compensation.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will work with very smart people who know their craft well. There isn't a whole lot of BS. If you are a mature professional and have an understanding of how large financial organizations work (very slowly), you would be just fine. Work life balance is pretty good outside of rare instances.

Cons

No real focus on career growth. If you happen to be in the New York office and have a relationship with senior managers, you are trusted and given opportunities. Everyone else is in the same "resource" pool and used interchangeably across projects. Terrible HR practices (they exist to be a stick over employees' heads, not really focused on development of resources)

3.0
Jun 25, 2021

Could be amazing

Software engineering consultant
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Senior leaders not being replaced has meant better bonuses for the rest of us! Looking forward to the promised doubling in size of the team as there's not many developers in my location at the moment and there's lots of exciting work.... although I've heard this every year I've been here and we rarely even replace leavers.

Cons

Currently waiting to hear who my 5th line manager is going to be this year, number of resignations suggests something is broken here.

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Lab49 Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are looking to grow our teams, given the exciting projects we have for 2022. As we experience explosive growth, coinciding with the Great Resignation Year, this has led to staffing changes and movement. We are taking this opportunity to ensure our employee base meets and exceeds client expectations. We appreciate team efforts in making a positive experience for clients. Looking forward to more accelerated learning on the job next year! If you have further feedback or ideas, please do not hesitate to send to feedback@lab49.com
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