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Lytro reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(40 total reviews)

Jason Rosenthal

67% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

5.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Lytro has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 40 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lytro employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

40 reviews
5.0
Oct 3, 2013

Really great, super smart people making something pretty Amazing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong, positive leadership Surprising amount of transparency about finances and corporate direction Lots of smart (seriously brilliant) earnest people who want to make great, game-changing things Highly responsive to concerns Very modern office with lots of quiet spaces to retreat to Free lunch, choice of ridiculous number of beverages Lots of feedback, support and encouragement Extremely talented, focused people, no real divas Lot of in-house movement and promotion Open to changes without being flaky Great benefits A lot of flexibility Autonomy - the feeling that smart people can be trusted to do a great job

Cons

The usual entitled attitude you find in SV, but not obnoxiously so. Once in a while you hear about old grudges and resentments, but that’s fading. Way too much food – you could easily gain the Freshman Fifteen here. Need self-control.

5.0
Oct 2, 2013

Talented, friendly people and cutting edge technology

Director
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working at a smaller company is great because you don't have to tunnel through mountains of bureaucracy to get things done. Things at Lytro move fast, and you can definitely impact the company because it is so adaptable and nimble. If a newish engineer has a great idea, he or she can take it directly to anyone - even the CEO. There's no need to submit ideas to committees where they will languish. There are also great perks like a free shuttle to the Mountain View Caltrain station, catered lunch, free snacks, ping pong and a pool table. There are weekly happy hours and occasional evening events, like pub quiz, which are well attended. Management has been very responsive to requests for change. For example, for a long time we only had the ping pong table. After employees expressed a desire for another option, lo and behold a pool table arrived.

Cons

For some people, being at a start-up can be too stressful. Problems that would be small elsewhere, like a shipping delay, can be big problems here. Also, there are many people in the company who have to wear multiple hats. This is true in engineering, ops and G&A. I personally liked this since I enjoy variety but it may not be for everyone.

1.0
Apr 17, 2013

Good people, Cool Technology and an Out of Control Founder

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are some smart people working very hard to pull off some impossible challenges. There's a free, catered lunch in the office but if you prefer, working from home is fine.

Cons

One of the founders frequently berates people. Former employees have literally lost it and exploded at him. Management doesn't know what to do about him especially since he refuses to talk to most of the execs, and between layoffs and him being out of control, the turnover rate is sky high. The culture is also very uncreative and practically non-existent.

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