Dysfunctional Company - Anonymous employee Locke Lord Employee Review

1.0
May 3, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

In the Dallas Office, which was the headquarters for this firm.The office is located in the Chase Tower and is aesthetically appealing. Nice doorman. Chase bank, Starbucks and a convenience store located inside. Shops and restaurants, doctor's offices, pharmacy and a salon are walking distance away. One block away from DART Station.

Cons

This negative review is solely based on the administrative staff, with the exception of the marketing team. Attorneys and their secretaries are not included, as well -- I had a neutral/good experience with them, so I can't say anything about them. So many bad things to say about this company. Since I was working in the corporate headquarters in Dallas, I was a direct witness to how these super high level employees operated. HR is broken, recruiting is broken, executive team is broken, everything is broken. Accounting staff has a turnover rate equivalent to that of fast-food restaurants. Executive Assistants can't keep their job for more than 3 months, as with receptionists. They either get fired or they quit. Why? Ask recruiting/HR as to why they keep intentionally recycling these positions once every 2-3 months. It's ridiculous. It's inefficient, and time and money is wasted to keep training new employees. This dysfunctional process inconveniences the employee for affecting their potential longevity with the firm, or any job. Back to square one. The COO and a very high level HR person is hard to please. They never smile back at you or reply to your "Good mornings!" either. HR is very meticulous about time sheets. If you had a doctor's appointment or anything causing you to miss work, they will borderline harass you for documentation and interrogate about your whereabouts. If you're an hourly employee, the clock-in system goes by 15-minute increments. That can either be good or bad.

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