Just a job, not a career - Operations Specialist LPL Financial Employee Review

2.0
Jul 6, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

I was an employee here for a very long time and held several positions in different departments (including a leadership position). The only positive: I made some long lasting friendships and created a professional network over the years which helped me get to the career I have now at a different company. Oh yeah, they have an awesome gym, coffee shop, game room and hold events for their employees, but if you can’t leave your desk, you can’t enjoy the amenities. Great benefits.

Cons

Low pay!!! LPL starts their new hires at the lowest pay possible especially in Service/Ops area. Low $ wages = low $ bonuses = lower $ promotions. Other departments with larger budgets pay more, but Service is not one of them. If you are a hard-working employee and want to leave Service/interview for another role, the mangers talk to one another and no matter how qualified you are for the role, they will block you from leaving the department to keep you there and keep their numbers up. They do not value their employees (even employees with extensive tribal knowledge). Everyone is just a number and you’re all disposable when the time is right for the company. Micro-management is definitely a thing (starts from the top of the ladder). This place will suck the soul out of you. I wish I did not stay as long as I did. I experienced several forms of harassment from management when I first started and didn’t realize that it was happening. I left LPL for a company where I feel valued for my hard work and work ethic. My advice for anyone who wants to grow in their career: there are other companies out there. If you decide to work at LPL, only make it a temporary thing.

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5.0
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Pros

Was able to make good money here

Cons

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3.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Great pay and getting OT pay. Awesome team of SMs and RTEs who felt like family and we all wanted to see each other succeed. I was exposed so a lot of situations which strengthened my skill set. Learned the SAFe model and it looks great on resumes. I personally had a great boss, bosses boss, and RTEs.

Cons

Executive leadership is ruining the culture. Many of the amazing Directors, AVPs and RTEs left due to the poor Executive leadership who do NOT know a single thing about Agile principles. Releases are 1x/mo so you have to work one Saturday a month which can sometimes be longer than a normal workday. Release Mgmt team is very difficult to work with and can be very disrespectful. They don’t hide it and it’s accepted. Execs killed remote work.

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