-No remote/hybrid flexibility --> our manager only let us work from home if there was a level 2 snow emergency or greater, even though our team's production was nearly identical (remote vs. on-site) working remotely during the snow emergencies; this suggests to me that management has trust issues in their own employees, which seems odd to me (why did you hire them in the first place?)
-Unusual PTO policy --> vacation time and sick days are COMBINED, so hopefully you are somebody that does not get sick often, otherwise, you will not have many vacation days
-Lack of growth --> point blank, there was ZERO room for growth in our department; did not see a single promotion in our department in a year and a half, and trust me, that was not because we were lacking talent
-Inexperienced management --> A vast majority of department VPs/managers are employees that were Day 1's and were put into their roles by default; I would estimate the average age of VPs/managers is around 30... Feel like most sales VPs/AVPs especially only got into their roles due to their sales numbers and not due to their actual leadership qualities.
-Micromanagement --> ties into a couple previous points, but the lack of quality leadership reflects in the constant micromanagement and "helicopter parents" that are in management; again, where is your trust in your employees to work independently?
-Industry trajectory --> Morale at Lower was terrific in summer of 2021 when rates were historically low and business was booming; now that rates are climbing back towards 5%, employees are being laid off in bunches and morale is crumbling
-Lack of communication --> I don't think anyone outside of the executives has a clue as to where the $100 million in Series A funding has gone towards because it certainly is not going towards retaining their current talent and growing the department teams in quantity...those teams are steadily decreasing across the board
-Layoffs --> Related to previous point, if you are in sales/ops especially, unfortunately, your position is hardly safe and Lower has done multiple rounds of mass layoffs since fall of 2021 (some great people included!)
-401K match is brutal, so this is not a great place to work if you are looking to build your retirement/post-career funding steadily
