HeadLight reviews

4.1

74% would recommend to a friend

(37 total reviews)
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George White

84% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

HeadLight has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 37 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The HeadLight 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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37 reviews
1.0
Mar 1, 2025

Like a mental health sweat shop

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Clinicians are good but turnover is very high

Cons

Pressure to upcharge on patient billing because of unrealistic expectations from management that include ex- Amazon execs. Unattainable bonus structure. Empty time slots, late cancels and no shows are marked against you. Constantly changing expectations with low pay. Trying to make more part timers to reduce cost will maximizing profit. This is not a pro-patient or pro- clinician environment it is all business and profit first and foremost.

1.0
Sep 5, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers are genuinely nice people A culture that respects women and has them in leadership positions. Compensation is pretty good at this stage for the startup Work remote from anywhere The tech stack isn't complicated, and it's a bit refreshing at times to see it isn't over engineered for the most part. It can be relaxing unless you're boxed into a stressful project (which can happen especially if you show competence).

Cons

Yelling, still a strategy. The problems of leadership remain from all prior glassdoor reviews. Cons also overall outweigh all pros. Stories of layoffs from the past surface up. The stories are all bad. If you join the company, ask them about the past. Low autonomy as an engineer, you at times get required to document things into needlessly granular detail. Seriously, if you've been at a team with a healthy culture, hard hard avoid. Your manager will never shield you, only blame you for their own mistakes. It's actually so backwards. People cannot seem to come together at this company and it's so so so frustrating. CTO will seem nice in the beginning. Once you're in the company, you'll see it's like being in a bad date where you're too afraid to leave. He won't change. His behavior has led to the direct firing and resignation from many engineers before you. Your manager won't shield you, because the rest of the management chain is simply afraid to lose their job too. People do not trust engineers at this company. If you enjoy working in Agile, this is anti-agile. There are too many managers, not enough builders. Meetings also suck and are frequent, so they frequently suck. Skip this company if you get an offer. Use it as a counter-offer for another company if you can. Did you hear that? You'll be the one paying in health if you join this company. And you will regret it.

5.0
Sep 14, 2021

Great place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There is a really engaging and supportive company culture. You're encouraged to try new things, to learn, and won't be punished for mistakes. Career growth is encouraged at all levels and there are ample opportunities. Any resource you may need to do your job is provided (within reason). There is a hybrid work model and the company is super flexible with working in the office or remote.

Cons

As with any (growing) company, there are some growing pains. For example, as the team grows how do individual roles adapt. I would say that management is actively working to address them and communicates updates frequently which I appreciate.

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