Pros
The company does provide the opportunity to earn a livable wage for the most part, but the rate of pay is very inconsistent. This makes it extremely difficult for an employee to budget for their household expenses. I have personally experienced a reduction of pay of over $40,000 in one year due to a slow economy, lack of hours, and a poor bonus payout. The year this occurred I actually qualified for government assistance because my earnings were so low. But it can be argued that I was not laid off during these cyclical downturns in the economy. Looking back, I would have rather accepted a layoff from the company than hold on to the false hope that things would get better. If I would have been laid off, it would have forced me to pursue a job/career in a more stable field when I was younger.
Cons
The biggest "con" I experienced working at LE was the pay structure for the hourly/production workers. Whenever there was a downturn in the economy, the company would quickly react by reducing hours and even freezing the 401k match benefit. It always felt like the "rug was being pulled out from under you". And to add insult to injury, hourly/production workers would have their pay reduced by 20% (working only 4 of 5 days a week) while salaried employees would experience a smaller reduction if any at all. Also, the company didn't provide any sick pay or paid holidays. The year end bonus was supposed to help provide compensation for the lack of sick/holiday pay for its employees, but the problem with this is that the health insurance deduction from the bonus greatly reduced the net take home bonus pay (some employees brought home $0.00 after insurance costs were deducted). There are more cons to working here but my time is limited. I will say that I have read the other reviews submitted and that I can definitely corroborate that they are for the most part factual and truthfully depict the negative aspects of working here.