10 Feb 2023
Loka Response
3yThanks for the review! You get 5 stars for brevity!
Loka Reviews
86% would recommend to a friend
Bobby Mukherjee
86% approve of CEO
72% positive business outlook
Loka has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 81 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Loka employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).
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8 Sept 2022
Loka Portugal
Anonymous employee
Loka Response
3yThanks for your comments. While we value honest feedback, in this case we’re scratching our heads about some of the points you raised, as they simply aren't factual.
We know from market research and employee feedback that Loka's compensation, benefits and business structure are among the best in tech. In 2022 we registered a 96% employee retention rate, and Lokals enjoyed best-in-the-biz benefits like 5/4 Fridays—that’s an extra 26 days off a year—and Explore and Relocation opportunities.
Almost half of our employees took a course or earned a new certification in 2022, courtesy of Loka, adding to already extensive bona fides like Masters degrees, PhDs and AWS certifications. From most feedback we hear, our people are grateful to be part of a team with an embarrassment of world-class talent.
Our teams work on a variety of impactful projects, and sometimes teammates are asked to step into a role or responsibility to fill a temporary gap. This is the exception and not the norm. We understand that working outside of your technical expertise may have been uncomfortable. As for restructuring, we've made one move from regional to functional in the last four years, which resulted in zero re-org layoffs. And in terms of growth strategy, in the last two years we’ve outpaced our projected growth, even while the market dipped. Our investments in genomics and design are paying dividends. In fact, at the time of this writing Loka is hiring for a dozen roles.
All of that said, Loka is intent on continually improving. If you’re open to emailing me directly at amelia@loka.com, I’ll address any valid issues you bring up. Ongoing feedback, both digital and in-person, is core to our business, and we’re proud of the company culture we’ve built at Loka.
1 May 2023
Loka Response
3yThanks for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate you taking the time to give feedback. I do want to offer some clarification to some of your comments.
There is no "incentive" for managers in different regions to compete, other than the pride each takes in their teams and their work. All our leads and managers bring stellar credentials (Loka counts PhDs, Masters graduates, former Google and Microsoft employees among its staff) and proven professional track records.
Yes, Loka is a distributed workforce, so you may have colleagues or managers in different parts of the world. The basis of our business model is to work with talented people wherever they reside and manage them to ensure we deliver to our clients. Given the growth of our client base over the last two years, even during a tenuous market, it seems we're hitting the mark.
We agree that every other Friday off is a good benefit (to put it mildly). And yes, we expect our teams to perform every week, even shorter ones. From what we gather, and as our #5-4-friday slack channel often shows, launching for startups while enjoying 26 extra days off a year to unwind and reset is very well received by our team. But we understand that it might not be for everyone.
Thanks again for taking the time leave a review. If you want to chat more about your experiences or have any other suggestions, don't hesitate to reach out to me directly at amelia@loka.com.