Lower reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(684 total reviews)
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Dan Snyder

73% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Lower has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 684 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lower employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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684 reviews
1.0
Oct 28, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Once upon of time, Lower was a great place to work. Great coworkers, great pay, all around great vibes!

Cons

Lower has fired so many people that there’s no continuity anymore. When you have upper management leaving one by one, it should tell you something. Employees are simply a number, you know your opinions don’t matter unless you’re a top producer or have been with the company for 40 years. They make halfass attempts to boost morale by giving crew tickets and free lunch sometimes, instead of increasing benefits. How can you not tell that we’re unhappy? Do you not notice the lack of motivation in morning meetings? Do you not notice the lack of effort put forth throughout the workday? Do you not notice the lack of turnout for company events? I think you do notice but don’t care as long as you continue to keep the overhead low.

1.0
May 13, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers , location The office

Cons

Higher ups, no transparency, not like they talk it up in your interview

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Lower Response
3y
We appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear that your experience with Lower did not align with our goal of transparency. It has been a challenging year for our industry. We make every attempt to find other opportunities for internal employees to transition when possible. It is our goal to stay a best place to work in Columbus and we can always improve.
1.0
May 11, 2022

Very Mismanaged

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Casual office attire. Coworkers are easy to get along with.

Cons

The company likes to save money by making cuts in Operations departments. This leads to heavier workloads on remaining staff, while turn times are expected to remain the same. Meanwhile, more directors and c-level staff are onboarded. Habitual beratement of operations staff by sales management is tolerated by their superiors, and thus has not been meaningfully addressed despite constant feedback. Staff is not given the resources, help, or time we need to successfully address client concerns, which causes frustration on their end. Much time and energy is spent working on damage control due to this, which could have been better spent driving solutions. Work from home is not permitted for most producing employees (sales and operations), but is permitted for many corporate staff and managers. Technology issues also cause major delays, despite constant promises of improvement, and the support teams are less than helpful. Virtual desktop is extremely slow. Issues with Encompass (main software) can take weeks to solve, and the long-drawn issues are usually not solved by the Encompass team. Most technology developments are surface level changes for clients, rather than back end technology to help staff complete their files quicker. Many tech tasks on the back end are very manual and slow. Company also breached employee personal data last fall including bank info and social security numbers.

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Lower Response
3y
Thank you for the feedback. The customer’s experience and satisfaction are our top priority. Our tech team is creating ways to provide a seamless and efficient process for our teams and for our customers. I would like to hear more about your experiences while here; please contact me directly at bbettinger@lower.com. We wish you the best!
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