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eNPS Score
Q&A With Lookout Employees
Health Medical coverage for your family is just the beginning. At Lookout, you can take advantage of our fitness membership reimbursement program, participate in sponsored community runs, enjoy fresh produce and other healthy snacks -- all supplied for your performance. Technology Lookout is a mobile company. Since we don't have desk phones all employees receive $250 towards a mobile device and a reimbursement of monthly service fees. Choose the MacBook that fits your working style, and get the monitor configuration that helps you stay in your flow state. Ownership Everyone at Lookout is an owner. All employees have the opportunity to earn shares of Lookout and be part of building the global leader in mobile security, with all the rights and privileges pertaining to that position.
How employees describe working at Lookout
hc is cheap, but getting worse by the yr
Leadership needs to be more transparent and relate to all employees
Efficacy, support, large customer base
Deliver on goals - has been consistently underperforming
Review from Engineering Dept
Awesome people, great product that customers love, making a difference
What it's like to work at Lookout
- Lookout employees generally work 8.8 hrs a day
- Employees at Lookout report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Lookout have 3 meetings
- 86% of Lookout employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Lookout employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 60% of Lookout employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Lookout employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
- 57% of Lookout employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Lookout Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 18
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Lookout?
Top Employee Response
Morale is low, shared eng services are underfunded. Invest fully in fewer things and fix long-standing issues.
Company is not living according to its values. It's lost its culture. Morale is very low. Re-focus on culture and values. Re-focus on ppl.
Management needs to appreciate employees.
What needs to change to make the company culture better at Lookout?
Top Employee Response
Employee morale is low and attrition is high. Need better exec acknowledgement of problems and public plan to fix, instead of downplaying.
Properly plan. Working nights and weekends is not the solution.
Fire management. Focus on core values.
How's the vacation policy at Lookout?
3 weeks, 11 holidays, 3 volunteer days in the U.S.
Standard, you get about two weeks paid time off (PTO) and 3 days of volunteer time off (VTO). Observance of most federal holidays too.
How's the work life balance at Lookout?
In general because the offices are in downtown city locations, the managers are accommodating for working from home. Many people have long commutes. The pace is fast and startup-like and deadlines sometimes call for extra hours.
Depends on the team, but it is what you make it! As long as you get your work done, I think it's fine. I'd usually be out of the office by 5:30.
What does the leadership team at Lookout need to get better at?
Top Employee Response
Everything. No background in successfully running a company.
Running a software company.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at Lookout?
Work better as a team. Implement any proven modern planning strategy.
Remove managers.
How does Lookout handle HR issues?
Not good. If you got a complaint they will give you an answer that is super generic but would not actually address it. Managers do not know how to handle HR issue and HR does not know how to pass on feedback to the managers. Stay away
Does Lookout have any remote positions?
Generally no remote positions.
What benefits does Lookout provide?
- $75 toward gym expenses - $75 toward mobile phone bill - Health insurance, dental vision - 401K - Paid time off, including 3 days of volunteer time off - $500 donation matching through the Lookout Foundation - Snacks in the office + beers on tap - Catered lunch on Fridays
What do you like best about the leadership team at Lookout?
Most (but not all) of the leadership team is approachable and willing to speak to employees. Senior leadership has a vision and a plan.
What is the best part about your compensation package at Lookout?
Competitive salary
What are some of the best things about your team at Lookout?
Top Employee Response
In general people are smart and nice. Very few jerks in the building, and for the most part they are not tolerated in the company culture.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Lookout?
no pay raises
How are the benefits at Lookout for employees in Engineering?
Lookout's Engineering team rates their overall benefits a D and most of them think the perks are Neutral. 60% of Lookout 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 Lookout?
40% of the same employees also feel like Lookout is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at Lookout.
How are the managers at Lookout?
Lookout employees rate their manager a C- or 64/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (75%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at Lookout?
Lookout employees rates their pay and overall compensation a C- or 61/100. 58% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 73% of employees get raises every year.
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Should I work at Lookout?
17% of Lookout employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 29% are neutral and 54% would not recommend working at Lookout to their friends.
| 17% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 29% | Passive |
| 54% | Detractors |
