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Leadership woes prevented us from taking advantage of the #DeleteUber viral campaign

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Lyft for 2 years
September 18, 2017
San Francisco, California
2.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Rapidly growing and well-funded. Depending on the team you're on, you have the opportunity to make an impact and grow.

The $200/month in ride credits is a great perk.

Cons

Horrible office politics and inexperienced leadership plague the company. Too many managers are land grabbing and building empires. Senior leadership consists of inexperienced people, many of whom haven't worked anywhere before Lyft.

Very cheap company in terms of compensation and raises.

The CEO and President are nice guys, but they're not the leaders you want to march into battle for. They're more concerned about being "woke" than building the transportation solution of the future.

Advice to Management

Stop with the org shuffling and empire building. Focus on building a quality product so you have a fighting chance of competing with Uber.

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