Ship is sinking thanks to new CEO and mgmt principles - Senior Consultant LMI Employee Review

2.0
Jan 21, 2015
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Pros

Staff members who have been with the company for at least 7 years and are sticking around (in other words, they hired in to the "Old LMI") are phenomenal. Hard working, motivated, driven, high quality. Good work-life balance when your team is fully staffed.

Cons

Rumor has it HR had a bunch of people come onto this site to write up positive reviews to combat all the honest, frustrated negative reviews pouring in. That almost tells the whole story in itself. But I'll expand. The Company wants to be a Booz or Accenture. Quality, interesting work is being replaced with staff augmentation and low end work. The former high-end staff has been purging for about 3 years since things with senior leaders starting being noticeably more negative. Benefits cut 3 times in as many years to reduce rates to Booz/IBM/Acc. costs, but that's not tenable with what started as a senior, highly experienced staff. The last cut I lived through in September, 2014 resulted in a >5% pay cut for everyone, supposedly because we were too expensive... except during that time, the CEO (of a NOT-FOR-PROFIT) bonuses rose from <$100K in '08-'09 to a rumored >$1M in 2013. Huh? For those sticking around, managers can't deal with conflict and don't let start performers grow--only let those who bring in contracts on the backs of amazing staff grow, even when those people add to the toxicity of LMI's management. To top it off, in December, 2014, the company moved to a new HQ building with low-wall cubicles even for senior scientists that is smack in the middle of the Tysons Corner congestion nightmare.

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Cons

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3.0
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Collaborative and mission-focused culture with a very smart workforce. Employees are encouraged to think entrepreneurially and bring new ideas, technology, and AI into workflows and operations. Strong exposure to innovative work in the govcon space, good learning and development opportunities, some workplace flexibility, and continued support for employee engagement groups.

Cons

Employee morale has been impacted by a strong emphasis on profit and growth. There can be confusion around the company’s identity and long-term direction as it continues balancing traditional consulting work with a broader push toward technology and innovation. Some employees perceive a lack of diversity across teams and inconsistency in how leadership opportunities, promotions, and visibility are distributed. Utilization expectations can make it difficult to fully disconnect or take time off. Frequent organizational shifts, leadership turnover, and changing priorities have created uncertainty in some areas of the business, and at times employees may feel like they are walking on eggshells when navigating leadership expectations and organizational change.

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