I joined LMI for the benefits, and I plan to leave the company due to their deterioration. Benefits that have declined since I joined:
1. Unlimited PTO used to be real. I took 40+ days of leave a year without counting holidays under the unlimited leave policy. Everyone was fine with it and happy with me because the client was happy. As long as client work was done, any leave was acceptable. The shift to "flexible" leave in place of unlimited leave has been awful. LMI tracks "direct to total," which brings the total days of leave allowed in a year below the industry standard.
2. In March 2025, we learned that LMI was taking away Indigenous Peoples Day/Columbus Day. The company effectively lowered all of our daily rates overnight.
3. The 401(k) match is falling from an effective 7% to 6%. Again, effectively lowering my salary more.
4. We have been told health insurance will either go up in cost or down in quality. This is happening everywhere but hurts more in light of other changes.
In addition to the rapid decline of benefits, effective executive leaders were fired with less than a day's notice at the beginning of July. This has added strain to the level of leadership below them, making it impossible to communicate with managers. The leaders of my project now preach an expectation of hustle culture that is unsustainable. At the same time, the project is disorganized with leaders that fail to prioritize and insist on micromanaging rather than empowering employees to grow.
