Lessen reviews

2.2

23% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)
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Jay McKee

26% approve of CEO

14% positive business outlook

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1.0
Oct 15, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

There are literally no pros to working here. They pay well below average and engineers are treated like livestock. I really cannot think of a single good thing to say about Lessen.

Cons

1. They pay well below average for Senior talent 2. Management and Executive team is all very green. Every person at the Dev-Manager level and up to the CTO himself have ever seen success or how to get there. 3. Blind leading the blind. 4. CEO is absent and we never hear from him or see him and he never addresses the company and when he does he just tells us lies and makes excuses for why revenue is down. 5. Company is failing, none of the revenue goals were met for 2022. 6. They hired 50 contractors and then fired them after only about 6 months and now there is piles upon piles of tech-debt laying around that nobody wants to clean up. 7. The CTO plays the blame game and doesn’t take accountability for his own poor planning and his lack of experience. 8. Dev Managers are all frauds and have never led a team in the past and it’s totally obvious. 9. Company says they’re Agile but really they’re just chickens running around with heads cut off and direction changes on a dime. 10. There is an absurd amount of pressure put on the devs to meet unrealistic deadlines. Working at Lessen was like working in a pressure cooker that you could never get out of. For one and half years it was just unbeatable deadline after deadline. Enough was enough and I left.

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Lessen Response
3y
Thank you for the feedback, though we are sorry to hear that your experience was not positive. Startup life can be frustrating at times as programs and guidelines are created from scratch and business direction pivots occur. We are proud of the improvements that have been implemented thus far and are looking forward to continuing to advance our employee experience as we continue to grow. Best of luck in your new role.
4.0
Sep 15, 2022

Good

Recommend
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Pros

Lots of flexibility Good pay

Cons

Middle management feels more like a dam rather than a bridge.

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Lessen Response
3y
We are glad that you enjoy the flexibility and are happy with compensation. Thank you for taking the time to provide this feedback.
5.0
Aug 22, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Entrepreneurial vibe where your ideas are encouraged and you can see the difference you are making as we build the company. -Internal promotions can come fast if you work hard and have a good attitude. -The business is strong and revenue is getting stronger so it feels like we are moving out of startup mode and beginning to add better benefits like a good 401K match, extra vacation and bonuses. -EQUITY OWNERSHIP!

Cons

-We are still a startup so things can change quickly -We are getting more focused on hitting performance metrics which can be stressful but I think they are fair

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Lessen Response
3y
Thank you for the great feedback! We are glad that you are excited about equity ownership as well as our new perks and incentives . Thanks for being part of creating an amazing culture and understanding that every start up has some growing pains.
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