Pros
Great health benefits. Health insurance is very important to me and the high deductible open access plus insurance we've had for the last few years I've been here has been great. Most doctors in Florida take our insurance. It's worth every penny to me. End-of-year time off. While it's not always guaranteed, in my several years working for LRG, we've always had company-wide time off from close to Christmas until after New Years. Great bonuses (when the company is doing well). Think several thousands of dollars. However, this only happens when the company is doing well and only happens if you perform well. These bonuses are never guaranteed. Great people. Most of the people I've worked with are hard working, caring, and helpful. Always willing to lend a hand. Always understanding (so long as you do your best to get your work done in a timely manner). A mixture of busy and slow times. This helps me feel less burned out. Somewhat flexible hours. You're expected to be available from 9-5, but my boss has never had a problem with me working late to make up time I took in the afternoon for a doctor's appointment. Great direct management, depending on your department. My current boss is wonderful.
Cons
Bonuses and raises are not guaranteed. I didn't get a bonus or raise this year. I haven't gotten ANY significant raise since starting several years ago (the max I ever got was 2%). My salary does not match my cost-of-living needs. I was denied raises after asking for them. Upper management is difficult to like. They are often rude and condescending towards anything negative about the company and are incredibly out-of-touch with the working class who work at LRG. All through the pandemic, we had town hall meetings where the partners would update us on the company's situation and it was not a good experience. They were always rude and often said inappropriate things. I got to a point where I didn't want to attend because I knew I would just be upset afterwards. Late hours. Not all days are late working days. I have days when my day-of work is completed before 4pm (always with other long-term projects left to complete, of course). Some days, however, I work until 6:30 or 7pm. The latest I've ever worked was until 8:45pm. Layoffs. We've had 2 rounds of significant layoffs in less than a year. When asked how this would be prevented in the future, there were no answers given, and the partners actually made jokes about it. We, as a company, are not doing well, financially. Which is ironic since we're in financial publishing. The company is impacted by the stock market. If we're in a bull market, the company is great and you get a lot of benefits and perks. If we're in a bear market, you get nothing and the company severely struggles. Customer reviews are pretty bad right now. Training. Training is minimal and depends on your manager and team. Getting to know the company is confusing at first. It took me almost 2 years to really feel confident in my role and my knowledge about the company and our products. Lack of opportunities for growth. This will also depend on your role and department. I haven't had any success with upward trajectory and it isn't from a lack of hard work or ability. End-of-year prep is BRUTAL. Having the end-of-year time off mentioned in my Pros is great, but the prep to get there is exhausting and causes long hours for several weeks. Lack of diversity and lack of care for diversity. Someone mentioned in their reviews that there are no politics in this company, and I highly disagree. There are internal politics (including favoritism from the partners), and this is also a right-leaning company. I was disturbed by many things we published during the pandemic that talked about what a hoax COVID was. If that goes against your values, definitely think again before joining the company.
