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Lightning Bolt Solutions reviews

3.1

39% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)
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Guillaume Castel

24% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Lightning Bolt Solutions has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lightning Bolt Solutions 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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25 reviews
5.0
Dec 13, 2017

Incredible place to learn and grow

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Advancements in your career and growth as an employee. I started out part-time, and I am now part of our management team. In fact, most management started at entry-level and have worked their way up. You're also given the opportunity to gain experience in other aspects of the company that you're interested in. If someone feels their position is "dead-end", then that's most likely on the employee. -Work-life balance is huge-- especially with the option to work from home. This is probably more of an outcome of the overall culture of caring for the employees. Any company should know that their employees are their most important asset, and Lightning Bolt embraces this. -Working with great people that you can learn from. You're surrounded by very intelligent and bright people who bring different backgrounds and experience with them. There are a lot of friendships here, and we all want to help make sure each other succeed. If there are staff who are detrimental to moral, productivity, and the overall culture, management will make sure to address it. -Easy access to management and the ability to have a voice within the company. All staff have one-on-one meetings with their managers. Anyone here can talk with the CEO if you want-- something I would've never imagined at my past positions. -The office has been great to work at! I know most of it has been built with suggestions and feedback from the staff, and it's always getting updated based on suggestions from the team. The pool table is easily the most used toy we have!

Cons

-There have been some bad apples who created a toxic environment for the team (I believe they've left some reviews here). I see this as a growing pain, but the company has addressed this as needed (thank you!). -Team hierarchies are still getting solidified. That can be tough as the team grows and the company tries to accommodate growth for the staff.

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Thank you for providing your feedback. We are happy to hear that you are enjoying being part Lightning Bolt.
4.0
Oct 27, 2015

Small and consistent with smart tech

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Strong product and a strong market for it - Good place for a young engineer or systems expert to learn a broad variety of skills - Consistent company growth (albeit slowly)

Cons

- Limited room for career advancement due to small size and slow growth - It's been a while since I was there, but there were definitely some difficult legacy systems in place that slowed development down. It sounds like this has improved some though.

5.0
Aug 15, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun-loving employees, great culture. Employees work from home on Tuesday and Thursday - flexibility to manage their own time, without spending it on commuting to work - especially for those who live far from work. A lot of opportunity to learn - especially for a new graduate.

Cons

High turn-over rate - like most other software companies in silicon valley

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