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Unsure future - Anonymous employee LearnVest Employee Review

2.0
Nov 5, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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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2.0
Sep 13, 2016
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Pros

Others viewers have stated that there is free snacks and always some sort of food around that you can eat such as bagels, pizza, or sandwiches left over from a meeting. Deceit medical benefits and 401k match.

Cons

Don't believe what the talent team or other managers tell you. They talk about project plans and roadmaps but all you work on is bringing Northwestern Mutual into the digital age. There is no Learnvest identity any longer. During the hiring process they sell you startup and when you look at information online they say they have 50 employees when they have something like 300 and Northwestern Mutual the now parent company calls all of the shots. If you want to be a productive thinker on the Product team then go someone else. It is directed really by one person who listens to no one and has has no expertise to do the job. Don't wast your time. The whole Operations division is a mess.

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