Friendly, Relaxed Company With Questionable Direction - Trader LPL Financial Employee Review

4.0
Aug 21, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Rather laid back atmosphere, company seems to care about employees with nice perks. New campus in Fort Mill is beautiful. Trade floor is very laid back for a trade floor and management is friendly. PTO is reasonable. Reps approve of the traders here and highly praise our knowledge. Help is always available when needed and training is great. Very accepting company when it comes to diversity which is important to some.

Cons

Company is growing extremely fast and upper management seems to have been flooded by some with questionable leadership abilities. Promotions all the time just because they need positions filled it seems. Company seems very silo'd as in nobody really knows what each other does and everyone blames other departments. Some employees here are just rude and not capable of their phone-based jobs. They make it sound painful they are here. From the trading perspective, getting time off is a huge pain, pay is not near as competitive as other companies, and the system is constantly having issues. A trading position often times feels like an IT job.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

I loved my internship here. It was very immersive and everyone was very kind and supportive. Loved the team I worked with.

Cons

Could have been a bit more to do.

1.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive pay — Compensation is solid compared to industry averages. • Pockets of good people — There are teams with genuinely decent, hardworking individuals trying to do the right thing. • Occasional bright spots — A few groups operate professionally despite the broader culture.

Cons

Retaliation everywhere — Speak up and you’re targeted. • Fabricated reviews — Feedback is made up to justify punishment. • Toxic cliques — Closed circles run the place and crush anyone outside them. • Hostile leadership — Belittling and aggression are normalized. • Politics over skill — Competence is irrelevant; alliances decide everything. • Fear‑driven culture — Employees stay silent because retaliation is guaranteed. • Hypocrisy everywhere — You’re excluded, then blamed for not being involved. • Values are a façade — The company talks integrity but operates on intimidation.

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