Felt like a cog in the machine. - Content Writer Lyft Employee Review

2.0
19 Aug 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pros? Good benefits. Generally nice people. It looks good on a resume. You can get your foot into the door of tech here. It's generally easy. As long as you avoid ANYTHING customer service related, seriously, don't work those positions at Lyft. They're terrible, exhausting, demoralizing, and impossible to escape from internally.

Cons

Be aware if someone's giving you a referral. You get a $1000 bonus for referring someone who gets hired, so make sure it's someone you trust who's giving you the scoop on what it's like to work at Lyft. Really hard to move up. Management will tell you whatever they need to to keep you placated. Pay is trash. Comp for similar roles in my area paid 20k higher Many roles are catch-all roles, where you do a little bit of what you'd expect, then a hundred other random tasks that someone needs to have done, and you can't say no to them. Inequality/bias happens. I found out that since I was in internal hire, I was paid a LOT less (15k less) than a new hire on our team who was 5 years less experienced than me. That stung. I negotiated for a raise and got a flat-out no. The company is in a tough spot in this economy, so they blame that on why they won't give raises. They're also making virtual employees go back in office. I was really glad to be laid off in April.

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Pros

Work life balance, challenging problems, good atmosphere, good benefits.

Cons

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2.0
30 Mar 2026
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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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