Lyft reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,149 total reviews)
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David Risher

62% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Lyft has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,149 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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1.0
Aug 25, 2019

The Worst

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Pros

They have great cultural values and on the surface everything looks awesome. Food is good.

Cons

The infrastructure at Lyft was not built on solid foundation and has since grown into an extremely broken system. Because of this everyone is out for themselves. HR is overworked and does not know how to handle employee concerns or complaints. Inclusiveness is a myth that is perpetuated throughout the company. Lots of overworked people are at the company trying to not get backstabbed. Instead of fixing broken systems Lyft hires people from Google to again perpetuate the myth that Lyft is as great as Google and therefore can be trusted. They can't. Would not be shocked if Google acquired Lyft.

1.0
Jul 17, 2019

Do Not Take This Review Lightly

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Without a doubt you will never work with better people who are not part of leadership. I have made some incredible friends that I still speak with and see regularly. I have never been employed at a company where that happened. The benefits are by far some of the best I have ever had. Insurance options, PTO, Sick Time, and Commuter Benefits are very generous and start on day one of employment.

Cons

Management is potentially the most inefficient, inept, and ignorant group of people that I have had the misfortune of having as supervisors. Hiring Team Leads who are outside hires with zero experience/background in anything Lyft/Technology/Transportation led to an environment that caused deception and flagrant violations of their own code of conduct. All of this occurred while I was employed at Lyft, sexual harassment, hostile workplace, and discrimination based on sex, race, etc. HR is inefficient and ineffective because the HR persons did not care for, listen to, or protect employees concerns. Those that went to HR were retaliated against by their supervisors with zero fear of consequence. Upward mobility happens only if you are a member of the “Good ole boy” team. Unqualified persons were promoted with regular occurrence. This hiring practice caused a backlog of tickets needing to be seen and resolved. On three different occasions the backlog was reduced to zero tickets with agents in available waiting to take a call. Again because leadership was unable to manage with any effectiveness the backlog would grow again.

5.0
Oct 15, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Lyft has a reputation as a "nice" company, and the people live up to it. People here believe strongly in the mission of the company and they're really smart, but the egos aren't out of control. The company moves quickly, so it's exciting to see your work have an impact. And the benefits are pretty good: free Lyft credits, catered lunch, amazing maternity/paternity leave, dogs at the office.

Cons

The compensation is a bit worse than you'd get elsewhere. (Wait, no 401k match?) So you're definitely sacrificing a bit for the privilege of working at Lyft. And the flip side of the fast pace is that objectives change a lot and cause thrash.

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