Pros
A few good coworkers, good friends, free pop
Cons
Long View will hire anyone. Their standards are extremely low. This is good for the SAIT student fresh out of their program, as it allows them to get a foot in the door, but it has been said over and over by many employees that Long View is a place to get their few years of experience, and then find a better career elsewhere. Long View pays their staff the absolute bare minimum and takes much of what they charge to clients. The rates are not at all competitive, despite what they say. The good employees are barely recognized for their efforts, other than vague promises of a promotion, and excuses in performance reviews to prevent Long View from paying staff any more money. Training opportunities that are promised to staff, come with the condition that those in line for promotions receive the training first. If these employees don't complete their training, you are out of luck and in limbo to receive training. LVS will hire one good employee in 50. Their minimum requirement to hire analysts is someone who breathes, or someone who is content to make $5 more than minimum wage for the next 40 years of their career. All companies that LVS supports, suffer greatly from incompetent analysts, and a management team that can't seem to control their team. They do not care if their clients hate their services. If clients leave, they are able to replace them immediately with several more that have no idea what they are in for. The people they hire have no technical skills, no personal skills, and no desire to work. They are just bodies to answer the phones, and no one seems to have a single brain between them. It was not until COVID that LVS even considered allowing employees the option of working from home. If you weren't in the office, they can't control your time. Good luck if you feel sick and want to work from home more than a few days. Management gets upset if you aren't sitting in a chair under their watch. There were good times at Long View, but only with a select few coworkers. Most of the management rules with an iron fist. A few have power trips and short tempers. Anything you can do to make your shift more enjoyable is quickly turned down by management. They monitor everything; internet usage, time in the bathroom, if you were 3 minutes late to work. Everything is recorded and you face punishment if you break any rules. HR here is not in your best interest. They are in the interest of the company only, and it shows. They will do anything to protect Long View's reputation and support their goal of a 100 year company. Bad media that shines a light on LVS is dusted under the rug in order to save their own reputation. They only care that they look good enough to pull in a few more unsuspecting clients. I have seen many, many clients, absolutely fed up with the service they received, unless they have enough money to hire their own dedicated team of staff. Even then, the turnover is so high, that new people are constantly coming in and drastically lowering the bar even further. If you are considering working here, know that it is just a place to get your few years of experience, and then get out. Get out quickly, because LVS fires a large number of their staff each year. They do not care about you. You are just a money making machine to them until you are no longer in their best interest. All the positive reviews likely come from employees that haven't been spited yet. It happens to everyone who works there long enough. I wouldn't trust a single positive review. Every former employee tends to have the same opinion of LVS. Whether they have been out of the company for 10 years, or 1.
