A land full of promises and miss-guidance - Anonymous employee Lateral Employee Review

1.0
21 Jan 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of investment going into the office building. Interesting and opinionated people. Fun team building packages. Flexible schedule to a degree.

Cons

Confused and miss-leading management. You will be offered unexperienced guidance from the management. More than that, if they offer bad advice it is your fault for taking it. The management in Lateral operate on a closed minded architecture, point fingers and blame the ones under your direct supervision it is the main running trend. Social Justice is high with them, they will defend the weakest skilled one in the team, and at the same time they will make sure to have you as the problem and do the work for the rest of the team as overtime. There is no flat system, you will have more managers than colleagues on the project. Lack of identity in values of the company and employees. The internal projects are non existent at best. Most of the employees are under-qualified, if you are a Senior or higher rest assured you will be the one doing all the work. Promises are not kept, the failure to keep them are blamed on your lack of involvement, it seems to be a common idea embedded in the foundation of Lateral.

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5.0
24 Feb 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- pivotal moment in the company growth with lots of opportunities to tackle - fantastic teams , people truly care about the work quality and about each other - leadership is in the trenches , no managers who just manage

Cons

- processes are still messy - lots of growing pains

5.0
6 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Supportive colleagues, a friendly environment, and a strong sense of teamwork. Interesting projects with real learning opportunities, good flexibility, and a lot of trust and autonomy. Communication is generally clear, and people are willing to help.

Cons

As with most fast-moving companies, priorities can occasionally shift and some periods can be busier than others.

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