Wolf of Wallstreet style - Demand Executive Lightspeed Employee Review

3.0
27 Feb 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you like money and partying, you'll like it.

Cons

All they care about is the numbers, they barely even pay attention to the product or the customers. They sell, and sell, and sell the products even if they are still lacking lots of features. Clients often came back pissed, and no sales reps would want to the take the calls so it was demand generation that would pick up first and listen to the complaints. Nothing was ever done to change that. All they care about is going to the IPO. It's sad that it's become like that. No work life balance, LONG hours. Expected to stay until 8-9pm end of month and come the weekend if you are not close to your quota.

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Lightspeed Response
8y
Thanks for your frank review and we're sorry you didn't have the kind of experience we hope for our team members. We understand that our customer-facing roles are demanding. We truly believe in our product and its ability to give customers the right tools to help flourish their business. As we are on this rocket ship towards a potential IPO, our strategy needs to shift, but we are not losing sight of what we stand for. Quotas are tough, and it requires hard work, but we're taking steps to provide the right tools and resources to enable continued success. Thanks for your contribution at Lightspeed.

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Lightspeed Response
4mo
Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It’s good to hear that you valued the unlimited PTO however, we’re concerned by the other feedback you’ve shared. We take this feedback seriously and use it to inform ongoing improvements. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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