Honest look at Operations - Operations Analyst Lower Employee Review

2.0
Jul 21, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

-Good jumping off point for college grads to get their feet wet in the corporate/financial world. They didn't require any experience when I was hired so appreciated the opportunity to learn about a new industry. -Because of a younger workforce, you meet some really cool people there who can become long-term friends. -The New Albany office is a cool space.

Cons

A lot of the big points have already been covered by other reviews - inadequate pay relative to the rest of the industry, mass lay-offs over Zoom, certain toxic individuals of which management left untouched despite multiple employee complaints - so I won't go over those. An area which I've read little about in the reviews but particularly annoys me is how Lower portrays themselves online to potential future employees (@lifeatlower, LinkedIn, etc.). They present the company as a 'hip', 'cool', 'millennial- friendly' workplace with custom swag and pool tables and a soccer stadium. And though Lower does have those things and those things ARE 'cool', the company fails in all respects when it comes to things which matter: pay, vacation (three weeks including sick leave where more companies are moving to unlimited PTO), working from home and 401K matching. The week I write this Lower won some sort of award for most 'millennial-friendly' workplace; which was ironically celebrated with a hype-reel which included shots of millennial-aged employees which no longer work there out of dis-satisfaction with the company! And the final thing I'll comment on is the arrogance of certain high-ranking members of management. In many cases, most prominently during the demotion and firings of employees, management treated employees like idiots, believing we couldn't put two-and-two together on why certain decisions were being made. Telling operations staff they are being laid off/demoted for poor performance while loan volume simultaneously plummets based on interest rates and inflation rising is peak arrogance. And it's even stupider when it's followed by sales staff complaining about length of time for loans to move because there is no more operations staff!

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Lower Response
3y
Thank you for providing us with your feedback. Our training program sets us apart and allows us to bring on recent grads and give them the tools they need to succeed. We’re happy to hear that you got to experience that! This has been an unprecedented time in the housing industry and we know the impact has been felt by many. Our team spends a significant amount of time researching to ensure that we are continuing to follow the market on pay and benefits and we continue to evaluate this information. Best of luck!

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5.0
Mar 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-incredible earning potential -supportive management that cares about the LO's -All the tools supplied to succeed -Great work culture, lots of fun events -Communication between team members

Cons

- sometimes files take longer than expected to close - unexpected variables in the loan process

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Lower Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback! I'm glad you value the great work culture and supportive management. We understand some files take longer than expected to close. Lower is continously working to streamline and approve our processes to help our borrowers.
1.0
Apr 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There are limited pros working at Lower. Based on my experience, I would only recommend working here if you're new to the industry. Get licensed, learn the basics, and leave after a year.

Cons

If you have been in the industry for more than a year, you know products, you know guidelines, you know how to sell. That said, find a company with a comp plan that makes sense with a rate sheet that actually benefits the consumer. Ironically, rates at Lower at the Highest in the industry. You'll be asking borrowers to take on a 30-year-fixed -rate mortgage that's 50bps (or more) higher than the industry. On top of the higher pricing, you get paid a fraction of what other loan officers make. Instead of $20K/mo commissions, you'll be making $3K at best. The hourly rate is a recoverable draw so you're making $60K while other loan officers are making $200K+ per year. If that wasn't enough, your loans will sit in process FOREVER. No one knows what's going on. From VP to processor, there is zero communication. Loans will fallout left and right.

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