High Turnover, Rampant Discrimination & Favoritism - Legal Counsel Lyft Employee Review

1.0
13 Mar 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Excellent ERGs -Very diverse population (but not inclusive in certain teams) -Interesting work -Free lunches are decent -Close to Caltrain -Excellent equity packages for FTEs

Cons

-Bad managers are not disciplined or held accountable, even when there is extreme turnover -HR Investigations don't go anywhere and will not provide any results -Questionable hiring and promoting decisions made in some teams -Extremely toxic work environment (ex// leadership watches when you come and go from the office and how quickly you respond; public shaming is rampant so prepare to be criticized with all your stakeholders cced) -No WFH (unless someone tests positive for Coronavirus!), remote work is heavily discouraged even if the person is sick/injured -If you are a diverse candidate, prepare to have to work double or triple the amount that is expected of others to prove that you have value and accept that you will still likely be passed over for promotions (this may just be a symptom of a bad manager(s), but it's been going on for a long time without being addressed) -Legal is an island that doesn't care about other stakeholders in the company, it's their way or the highway -Hypercompetitive teams at Lyft that don't hesitate to stab you in the back, don't trust anyone

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5.0
21 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Meaningful projects. Good science community environment. Good work life balance.

Cons

Company's primary focus is still on ride-sharing business so stock price does not go up.

2.0
30 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Discovering parts of Las Vegas I wouldn't normally visit. Meeting nice people from all over the Valley and the world.

Cons

With the price of gas right now, my pay for using a mid-sized vehicle averaged out to $8 per hour (before taxes), even after 3 "bonuses." This is less than the Nevada minimum wage of $12. Regardless of what the app tells you, Lyft takes about 2/3 of the earnings for each ride, charging both for the rental and extra fees they claim have to do with the cost of car maintenance. Not sure why maintenance and everyday wear wouldn't be handled by Hertz as a normal part of their fleet ownership, as it would with any other rental. Indeed, if you're doing the Express Driver program, you have to take the car for service after getting a voucher from Hertz. On a different note, the number of riders with no picture or fake names is really high in Las Vegas compared to other places where I've driven. This issue has become a safety concern.

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