Lyft reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,154 total reviews)
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David Risher

63% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Lyft has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,154 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lyft employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Apr 13, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Really enjoy working with immediate cross-functional teammates - Mature data-driven culture at the company - Interesting problems to solve in transportation

Cons

- Very uncertain/unstable financially w/ no clear path to profitability - Lack of focus at the company on what's most important - Poor executive leadership

5.0
Apr 11, 2023

Great Side Hustle

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You don't have a boss to report to and can take time off whenever.

Cons

Some times it's slow and you won't make as much money as you would on other days.

3.0
Mar 30, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pro- good benefits (medical, dental, mental health, fertility treatment, gender affirming care, etc, EXCEPT 401k matching).

Cons

-Hard to move up -Discouraging "cog in the machine" feeling -Leveling dampens your efforts to move ahead in career -Undercompensation for role -instability of sector -If you're hourly, they watch you like a hawk. -If you have unlimited PTO in a higher role, you might get some judgement for using your PTO benefit. -No 401k matching

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