Lob
What's the Work-Life Balance Like at Lob?
Lob Employee Perspectives
At the beginning of the pandemic, all the daycares closed down, and we were sitting there thinking, ‘What are we going to do?’ Luckily, we have family nearby for help, but one of the things that I’ll always appreciate about Lob is the flexibility they provided me during that time around how I could utilize my paternity leave.
What People Are Saying About Lob
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Remote or Hybrid Flexibility: A remote‑first setup framed as “Work remotely + connect completely,” with regular offsites, enables location flexibility without daily office attendance. Company materials emphasize connection programs for a distributed team to sustain collaboration while remaining remote‑first.
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Time Off Access: Flexible or unlimited time off, paid sick days and holidays, volunteer time, and paid parental leave are highlighted as core benefits intended to support recovery and personal needs. These offerings are positioned to help people take meaningful time away when needed.
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Boundary Respect: Cultural messaging states “We take work‑life balance seriously,” noting rare weekend emails and a norm of leaving work at work. This framing signals expectations to protect personal time outside standard hours.
Lob's Benefits
Allows employees to take a day off for their birthday
Offers a flexible time off policy
Offers generous PTO
Offers paid volunteer time
Lob provides 3 days of Volunteer Time Off annually!
Provides bereavement leave
Provides paid holidays
Provides paid sick days
Provides wellness days
Utilizes an Unlimited PTO policy
Offers company-sponsored happy hours
There's always a reason to celebrate! Lob sponsors team socials and happy hours. We love to support local bars, but we also enjoy each other's company in our amazing office.
Offers company-sponsored outings
Our Party Planning Committee puts on wide ranging events throughout the year to fit a variety of interests. Trivia, fitness challenges, sangria making, happy hours, special guest speakers, you name it
Offers fitness stipend
Lob offers a monthly Wellness Stipend of $100 per person that you can put towards gym memberships, virtual training, or classes of your choice!
Offers wellness programs
Unlimited free monthly classes at Barry's Bootcamp or $100/month wellness stipend. You can switch between the two month to month depending on what works best for you.
Provides opportunities to volunteer in the local community
Lob offers 3 days of Paid Volunteer Time Off for all Lobsters. We encourage community engagement and support our employees in their volunteer efforts in whatever form that looks like for them.
Offers a remote work program
All of us are remote through at least the end of June 2021. We have remote-only roles, and for those local in-office roles we offer the ability to work from home as needed.
Utilizes a flexible work schedule
