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Q&A With 8th Light Employees
8th Light employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
How employees describe working at 8th Light
Supportive, learned a ton, caring people
Very receptive to feedback. generally understands the culture.
Review from Engineering Dept
Terrific place to learn and grow. Lots of varied opportunities and a transparent leadership team
Review from Engineering Dept
None. It's really low compared to the current market
Review from Engineering Dept
Mostly easy task, pressure of loss in company income
What it's like to work at 8th Light
- 8th Light employees generally work 8.5 hrs a day
- Employees at 8th Light report the work pace is comfortably fast
- 91% of 8th Light employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- 8th Light employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 8th Light employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
- 91% of 8th Light employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With 8th Light Employees
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What are some of the best things about your team at 8th Light?
Top Employee Response
Openness to new ideas and willingness to dig in and get the job done even when it's hard.
They are a supportive and (mostly) diverse group of people. It's been great to interact with so many people with different backgrounds.
My team is really talented and motivated. They are supportive and are willing to drop everything and mentor me if the need arises.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at 8th Light?
Top Employee Response
Genuine caring for other people. Mentoring as a core value.
I like that there is a culture club, and I feel like my opinion is heard when decisions are made about company culture and policies.
The culture is the best part about the company. It is a learning centric culture.
What do you like best about the leadership team at 8th Light?
Top Employee Response
They understand technology and value quality. Many of them went through the apprenticeship program, too, so there's a lot of humility too.
They are all skilled developers, which gives them understanding for the kinds of challenges we are facing on a regular basis.
They roll their sleeves up and deliver code along-side us every now and again to ensure they are making legit strategic decisions.
How does 8th Light make decisions around promotions?
Information is gathered from those who work most closely with each individual, and that person's PDM speaks to their thoughts about a promotion opportunity (as they are playing the role of the employee's advocate). Lots of voices are heard and opinions considered, and then the employee is brought into the conversation and information is shared with them.
There isn’t a lot of transparency into this process. It is usually a decision made by one person behind closed doors.
Does 8th Light have any remote positions?
Yes, there are a growing number of remote employees at 8th Light
Only for management.
What makes you most happy at 8th Light?
Top Employee Response
Getting to learn new things and solve interesting problems on a daily basis.
Solving problems for customers and mentoring other employees at 8th Light.
What is the best part about your compensation package at 8th Light?
Top Employee Response
Vacation and *additional* conference speaking/attendance time.
It reflects what I'm able to accomplish and what value I'm bringing to the company.
What's the pay like for employees at 8th Light?
Fair and based on two key things: long-term sustainability as an organization (8th Light is a profitable company that has never had to lay off a single employee in its history) and individual employee work pace sustainability (you might be offered a higher salary at Company X, but you'll also be expected to work 30% more hours).
How's the leadership on the Engineering team at 8th Light?
We don't have an "Engineering team" (since the majority of us are engineers), but the technical leadership is great.
How's the vacation policy at 8th Light?
We have a good number of PTO days, which includes vacation time and sick time. Sick days can eat into vacation time if we don’t plan carefully.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at 8th Light?
I'm not sure there's a good way to improve the compensation, as it's normal for contractors to make less. Still a little disappointing.
How are the benefits at 8th Light for employees in Engineering?
8th Light's Engineering team rates their overall benefits an A- and most of them think the perks are Good. 93% of 8th Light employees in Engineering say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Engineering also get 15-20 days of paid vacation.
How's career growth and advancement at 8th Light?
88% of the same employees also feel like 8th Light is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees have a mentor to help them navigate their career at 8th Light.
How are the managers in the Engineering department at 8th Light?
8th Light's Engineering team rates their manager a B+ or 83/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. The engineering team (60%) also doesn't feel comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
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Should I work at 8th Light?
58% of 8th Light employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 29% are neutral and 13% would not recommend working at 8th Light to their friends.
| 58% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 29% | Passive |
| 13% | Detractors |
