Does Lessen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lessen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lessen. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lessen?

23% of Lessen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lessen 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.2 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lessen?

Project Manager (12) , Director (6) , Field Project Manager (5) , Software Engineer (5) , Account Manager (4) , Account Representative (4) , Customer Service Representative (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Customer Support Associate (3) , Manager (3) , Operations Manager (3) , Project Coordinator (3) , Project Supervisor (3) , Team Lead (3) , Business Analyst (2)

What are the pros of working at Lessen according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 11 reviews)); "Good Benefits" ((in 10 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 6 reviews)); "Pretty supportive culture and diverse set of employees." ((in 5 reviews)); "Decent salary and the nice office in Chicago" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lessen according to real employee reviews?

"Too frequent layoffs and your H1b visa will be terminated on the day you are layoff." ((in 17 reviews)); "Poor management tricked down." ((in 9 reviews)); "Upper management chaotic." ((in 8 reviews)); "4. CEO is absent and we never hear from him or see him and he never addresses the company and when he does he just tells us lies and makes excuses for why revenue is down." ((in 6 reviews)); "managers always having butts" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lessen layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lessen layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lessen in 2026.

Lessen reviews

2.2

23% would recommend to a friend

(179 total reviews)

Jay McKee

26% approve of CEO

14% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.2

Culture & values

2.1

Career opportunities

1.9

Senior management

Lessen has an employee rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 179 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Lessen employee rating is 41% below average for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.8 stars).

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Reviews by job title

179 reviews

3.0

Nov 2, 2022

Hope for the company but feels like a current speed bump

Software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty supportive culture and diverse set of employees. Co workers are highly skilled and the company is pretty open to innovation. Pay is decent.

Cons

Large overnight reduction in force and the CEO is MIA. Product direction constantly changing. Projects are presented as high priority and after hours required to complete by arbitrary dead lines, followed by business deciding a different direction the following sprint and scratching the project. Maternity leave is only 4 weeks paid, 8 weeks unpaid. For a company that brags about supporting diversity, improving this benefit should’ve been first of mind over giving another 5 days PTO to the company. There are several managers who are quick to cut you off, before fully understanding, and interject with their opinions that are irrelevant.

Lessen Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback and for recognizing the innovative culture and talented team we are building at Lessen! Many companies are having to make cuts in this economic climate. Ours were certainly difficult and we did our best to treat our impacted team members with the respect and care that they deserved. We are optimistic about the future of our business and looking forward to continuing to improve the total rewards and benefits offerings to attract and retain the most dynamic, diverse, and talented team possible.

3.0

Oct 27, 2022

Chaos But Promising

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues. Good perks. Lunch/Breakfast every Tuesday and Thursday. This company has some of the greatest colleagues I have worked with. It's also built on a good business model.

Cons

Lots of unplanned layoffs. Poor execution of the business model. Leadership never keeps their promise.

Lessen Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback and contributions to helping Lessen grow. Like many companies in the current economic climate, we had to make some unfortunate cuts to the team. We did our best to treat impacted team members with respect and care including offering severance, placement services and, in many cases, insurance support. We remain optimistic about our future and are taking steps to build new revenue streams. Best of luck on finding your next opportunity and continued success in your career.

2.0

Oct 26, 2022

Company Review

Construction project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You work remote from your home office. Decent salary

Cons

No consistency with work flow. No one has the answer it has to be passed on to the next person.

Lessen Response

3y

Thanks for taking time to leave a review. Building a start-up requires a degree of flexibility and patience as processes and standards are created and business pivots occur. We are excited about the evolution of our maturing operations procedures, tech platform advances, quarterly field performance bonus opportunities and many more enhancements coming in the future!

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