These people are your BFFs before you even have an offer - Senior Operations Manager Lyft Employee Review

5.0
20 May 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- The people are outstanding - really diverse range of people (many ages, good gender balance), all smart, collaborative and unintimidating - The culture is a very supportive one where everyone helps each other achieve common goals - People are detached from decisions - you make decisions in teams based on data and gut feelings. If it goes right it's a team success. If it goes wrong, no person is blamed (as far as I've seen)

Cons

It's no longer a startup, if that's what you're looking for. It's enormous and there's many moving parts, and sometimes it can seem a bit chaotic. So, only good if you enjoy that level of chaos.

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5.0
7 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good opportunities for career growth

Cons

Understaffed: not enough people to deliver on roadmap

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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