Supportive managers, but culture has declined significantly - Executive Recruiter LHH Employee Review

2.0
8 Apr 2026
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Pros

Some strong, supportive direct managers who genuinely care about their teams Talented coworkers who work hard despite increasing pressure Remote flexibility Good training early on, before culture shifted

Cons

Since a new president was brought in about a year and a half ago, the culture continues to decline Heavy micromanagement and rigid KPIs that prioritize activity volume over actual results Even high performers are constantly asked to justify their numbers, creating a “PIP-like” atmosphere for everyone Increased pressure for aggressive sales tactics Recruiting practices that feel unethical, including requesting references in first conversations and promoting roles that don’t exist to generate leads Push toward in-office work that contradicts what many employees were hired for High turnover and declining morale, with many long-tenured and top-performing employees leaving or burning out Constant scrutiny with little trust or autonomy

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5.0
2 June 2026
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Pros

Flexible hours. High client volume.

Cons

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1.0
5 June 2026
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Pros

None to speak of really

Cons

Exploitative WFH culture that weaponizes visibility, and protects middle management even when their behavior is full on destructive which fuels a moral hazard issue whereby bad leaders can put on “face” and feel invincible. Unusually long “meetings” of managers fanning their superiority and belittling you, or focusing on short sighted optics. Members of my team routinely compared their one-on-one interactions in an effort to make sense of concerning behavior. Recruiting, many sales regions and pricing are clown cars of bad management. Don’t expect fair compensation or investment in any capacity regardless of how well you perform or what they have promised. Being a high performer does not change that - they simply learn to game you. These issues are so deeply entrenched due to moral hazard that they’re baked into the culture. Echoing others: “You will need therapy during and after ” but they will not pay you enough to afford it. They manage by micromanagement and fear. “Even if you do a great job if you are not a favorite you will have a difficult time here. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing your job if you are not accepted, however I think that’s their strategy,” said another and to add to that, credit for your work if arduous will go to someone else, and they will leave you with crumbs of recognition for work that required no business school degree to double down on hiding what you had to offer. A senior sales lead who generated boatloads in revenue before departing described her experience in meetings as being treated like, “Little girl, go sit in the corner.” That captures the dynamic precisely. I felt seen hearing that.

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