Survived 4 lay-offs and left for a better job, opportunities in EU highly dependent on french skills and friendship - Recensione dipendente - Senior Operations Manager presso Lime

3,0
26 ago 2025
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

40-50% of the people are highly qualified for their jobs, and I could learn a lot from colleagues. Fast-paced environment. A good opportunity to move around and work in different cities/countries. Early employees could influence a lot on the product, UX, policies and procedures. Opportunity to ride vehicles for free and get to know many cities in a green way.

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In 70% of cases, people get promoted too fast/sooner than they should depending on the following: -friendships & language spoken (eg in the EU, it is a must to speak French to get upwards) -pedigree (eg ex-Uber) -and especially cost constraints: as Lime does not/can't pay well, they generally prefer to promote very young people that are clearly not ready for the job, as they will be "grateful" and will cover the position without the need to hire/retain truly experienced people. I could describe dozens of cases; there are a few memorable ones. A) of an intern becoming a GM less than 2 years after the internship ends. B) senior hire (ex-Uber) with very poor performance is being promoted and moved to another function, this time to fix what he/she didn't help to do in the first place. As mentioned, they don't pay well; otherwise, they can't sustain the company without further funding, and everything would fall apart if they paid what they really should for the hours worked. In general, operations roles (majority of people in the company) work much more than corporate roles, whose people either have no true idea what goes on on the ground, or want to be as far away as possible. The working environment can be toxic and not safe if you are working in a market that is not considered "tier 1", the irony is that most of tier 1 markets have burned a lot of cash and suck all the energy, anyone with reasonable accounting and finance skills can spot it quickly. European staff is told to save as much as money as possible, but the hypocrites from the US come during the summer for 1-2 days “meetings” , just so they can take the long weekend in nice locations, like Italy, Spain, France, etc. No benefits such as: meal voucher, health insurance, company car

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Risposta di Lime
7mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and experiences from your time at Lime. We appreciate your contributions over the years and are glad to hear that you valued the opportunity to learn from colleagues and work in a fast-paced, international environment. We understand your concerns about career progression, compensation, and consistency across regions. We’re continuously working to ensure fair and transparent processes for growth and promotion, as well as to align compensation and benefits more equitably across markets. Feedback like yours helps us identify where we can improve, especially when it comes to maintaining a positive and supportive workplace culture for all employees. Lime continues to evolve, and we remain committed to fostering an environment where everyone can grow, feel valued, and make a meaningful impact on our mission to build a greener future for cities. We wish you continued success in your career and appreciate your time as part of the Lime team.

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5,0
15 gen 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

- Good worklife balance - Great culture - Excellent project

Svantaggi

Not I can think of

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Risposta di Lime
1mo
We deeply appreciate you taking the time to write this amazing review.
4,0
3 mag 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Fast paced, great leadership, mission driven coworkers

Svantaggi

Can get tied down with bad middle management from earlier days of the company

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