Lyft reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,151 total reviews)
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David Risher

63% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Lyft has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,151 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
Nov 10, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

* Company culture is absolutely amazing. Really bright and focused individuals work here and the office is absolutely stunning. * The catered meals, fully stocked kitchen, cold brew tap and consistent happy hours keep employees really happy. * "Free" rides are cool, but it ended up getting taken out of paychecks so maybe not so cool. * The people were what made the job worthwhile.

Cons

* Pay was not sufficient in order to happily live in the Bay Area. Definitely below industry standard. * Lack of actual transparency. Lots of news kept in the upper division of the company and not dispersed to all. * Disconnect between support and upper management.

5.0
Jul 8, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone here loves what they do, and the passion is contagious. As a software engineer, you get to work on some really interesting behind the scenes projects that are core to scaling the business.

Cons

It's a start-up, so things can be chaotic at times, but I personally enjoy the start-up environment. If you're looking for a clear structure and management of the type you'd find at a big company, this is not the place for you.

1.0
Feb 10, 2025

Good way to go broke

Recommend
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Pros

Meeting interesting people while doing a job where you’re supposedly a contractor, but you’re really an employee. It’s like being a secret double agent for a corporation against yourself.

Cons

People are unpredictable. Racism, sexism, threats, weirdness. Money is supposed to be 1$ a mile, it isn’t. Working fourth hours weekly won’t net you any profit u less you own your vehicle outright, and even then, you’re running your vehicle into the ground for nothing. People claim to make 1000+ a week but that is always before expenses. 30-50$ a day in gasoline, costs extra for insurance, tires, brakes, oil changes, cleaning supplies, and car washes…..and the most you can legitimately make in 12 hours time is about 250$. Sometimes as high as 320$ on the best of days. Bonus programs that lead to chasing money that doesn’t materialize because Lyft doesn’t have enough clients to fulfill the. Timber of rides needed to get their bonuses. There is evidence of preference for white drivers.

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