LMI reviews

- Flat Promotion Potential, very difficult to move up from within unless you've been around for a very long time period. Again, the 'good ole boy' network. - Junior level staff are treated as administrative staff more so than analysts and growing professionals. Its a good place to gain your first 1-2 years of experience, but do not feel like your work is valued or appreciated. - In my situation, my work was monopolized by a program manager and I had to forgo other opportunities to gain more experiences because of the time that was demanded of me - but not utilized. This same individual was very condescending and would never admit mistakes. They often credited my work as their own and criticism was rarely ever constructive. I was treated like (and performed tasks) more like a personal assistant, which is very different than what I was sold on in my interview. - No casual Friday's, except many people don't exactly fit the standard for 'business casual' on a day to day basis but I have never heard of anyone being told to dress better. - CEO seems a little out of touch. As a jr. level staff member, many of the staff I have encountered who have been here for several years have expressed that they have seen a decline since he took office.

The current CEO and Senior Management are attempting to follow a for profit structure, at a not-for-profit company. The question of what LMI wants to be has long been up in the air, it appears we are headed for a Booz style structure, but no manager will admit to that. There is not much opportunity for promotion within the company due to a small/flat management structure with a large projectized consulting staff. Senior Management only pays lip service to staff at all levels, and does not utilize the internal talent at LMI to make decisions (CEO often hires outside groups to study COAs). Rumors of huge management bonuses while the rest of the staff has seen wage stagnation have harmed morale and created an environment of mistrust. The new workspace office environment has further harmed morale. The staff is reasonable and would have accepted change to an open concept plan, however, it is difficult to understand how after so much money was spent (again, while the staff absorbs wage stagnation) the new building serves our needs so poorly.