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A once great place that has turned into a derisive and caustic quagmire - Anonymous employee LearnVest Employee Review

2.0
12 Mar 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great learning experience working in a fast paced although ambiguous environment Awesome coworkers and team members who are genuinely enthusiastic and good people Regular social events and catered lunches

Cons

As others have pointed out, some incredibly shady practices were had to get acquired and fool the parent company You're really working for Nortwestern Mutual, LearnVest exists in name only A CMO who instills fear and panic in the organization creating a toxic environment Product leaders shuffle team members around like chess pieces due to shifting priorities and don't have incentive to build good experiences Did you work at AOL or Huge? Good you're hired! No clear strategy around why the organization is doing what it's doing Highly political across the board Security cameras to keep track of how long you're at your desk which is insulting

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Pros

Opportunity to learn and grow

Cons

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2.0
5 Nov 2015
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Pros

Got an office manager so we now always have great food and snacks. Free lunch once a week. Paid full time for part time work.

Cons

Not been stable. Constant change and no clear path. A lot of hype and talk about NM leading into the buyout and talks and promises afterwards. Still a lot of change and BS from management. They say there is transparency but not really. New management in operations and sounded good at first but now back to normal. Seems like NM is the focus and regular LV is left alone. Lost many planners to the transition team or quitting. Impact of losing lots of staff after the transition can be seen in felt. people mumble and complain a lot behind close doors but know that it goes no where with management. Not a place to grow in your career. Recommend to people in year 1 or 2 but after that go to a planning firm to grow. Company is automating the whole process. Did not come here to be a non-thinker. Treated like we don't have brains.

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