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.
