Lev Reviews

Pros

Hands down, Lev has been my favorite place to work in almost 20 years of full-time employment. What drew me to Lev: Lev had a reputation of having some of the smartest people in the Salesforce eco-system, and I wanted learn from and work alongside the best. This remains 100% true almost three years from when I started. Lev is still fairly lean and nimble, meaning we can make decisions and impact change relatively quickly and regularly. Our senior leadership group is AMAZING just in general, but one of the things that stands out to me that is incredibly rare is their ability to own up to mistakes, but also to course-correct. Most places I've ever worked, leaders would "double down" on their decisions even when it became evident it was the wrong decision. You will not find that true here. Lev is a consulting business, and we are busy. You'll work hard, and learn a TON in a very short period of time. Your career will take off like a rocket ship when you join us. I think the best way I can summarize the awesome environment at Lev is that: every person can create the culture that they want to work in. There is no ego in our culture - you will never, ever see "oh wow I can't believe they don't know that". We celebrate our wins publicly and show gratitude to our team members regularly. It's built in to who Lev is and how we want people to feel when they join our team.

Cons

No place is a perfect utopia, though. These cons pale in comparison to all the good things at Lev, but are worth noting for people thinking about joining our organization. The Cognizant benefits are "fine". I don't think they are bad, but I wouldn't say they are good. Healthcare coverage options are good, pricing is a little high. 401(k) match was upped to 4% for 2022, but the extra 1% match won't get added to our accounts until December 31. There's also a cap on contributions for highly-compensated employees, which means you can't contribute the full amount tax-free like you can at other companies (this is the biggest CON for benefits to me - even though I know its because of federal law and not a decision that the company made). Cognizant systems and technology can range anywhere from "fine" to "UGHHH". The timesheet system used was built in 2005 (not exaggerating here) and I don't know if it's been updated since. In fact, the technology isn't even still in existence. We are a technology company - we should have and use leading technology.

Pros

My coworkers were the best.

Cons

Thoughtless plans. It is sad to say they have a good ole boys network. They removed commissions for at least four women with some selfish plan with a tiny bonus option. I was about to close a 2 mm deal which I would not get paid on only because it closed 15 days late. I lost a deal a few weeks earlier because they did not have resources to do the deal. 1.4 mm to start and more work we could move to us quickly since we had a great relationship. the change in plan had no thought since they removed solution architects and had no training planned for months on how to do our jobs for new business lines and growth. It is not the place to empower you to be better since I was limited with what I could do all along. Why would you move solution architects to a sales role? They do not want that.

Pros

The people on your team are usually some of the brightest people you’ll ever meet. If you are lucky, you’ll have some great clients too.

Cons

Cognizant buyout created a large amount of changes. Not all good. The company seems to be struggling on how to align people to projects. Also, there was/is a fair amount of attrition. Which they try to gloss over as nothing to be concerned with. A lot of people are fairly compensated but just as many making below industry standard.

Pros

When it comes to the Salesforce and Marketing Cloud ecosystem. Lev has some of the best minds in the industry. It's daunting at first, but not only is everyone talented, they are incredibly helpful. I came up through the Next Lev program and we had senior-level managers happy to take time out of their busy schedule to assist us on our group project. The culture created here means no one has hidden agendas, and there is no office politics. Never have I worked for a company where everyone is so invested in everyone else's growth. I still reach out to some of those same managers with questions on client work now and they're always happy to provide guidance. There's tremendous opportunity for growth, and the benefits and pay are great as well. PTO is unlimited (and encouraged), the parental leave is generous, we're all currently WFH still (there's no rush or forcing everyone to go back to the office), and there's great bonuses, and more! I can't say enough positive stuff about Lev and after hopping around from place to place early in my career, I finally feel that I can spend the foreseeable future here at Lev and be happy.

Cons

More of a caveat than a negative, but after being acquired by Cognizant, there are dozens of people being hired per week (that's how well Lev is performing though!), so if you're wanting slow-paced and steady workflow/team rosters, then Lev isn't for you.

Pros

The people are wonderful; intelligent, successful, fun to work with. You can learn a lot from your peers here. There is room for advancement in certain lines of business, if you branch out.

Cons

The company has grown FAST and with that, there are lots of training misses and onboarding kinks that need to be worked through. Many roles that support projects on the back end aren't making the type of money they should with the amount of work that those roles are putting in.

Pros

Remnants of the culture and integrity that has been associated with Lev in the past. Most of the people here are still smart, hard workers, but the core talent is slowly leaving

Cons

Leadership is making the wrong decisions in terms of the future of the company. The wrong people are being selected to move up. I had some of my worst professional interactions at this job. There were false promises, no support when needed, and gaslighting when issues were brought up.

Pros

Lev is the best and I count myself as so lucky that I have the opportunity to work here. Im constantly blown away by how unbelievable this organization is and how deeply they care about about each and every employee. The people are truly what makes Lev incredible. Because of the pandemic, I haven't met the vast majority of my colleagues but I feel closer to a lot of them than I have with past coworkers that I sat next to every day for years! Some other pros- - The benefits- unlimited PTO, great health insurance, a 401k match and so much more! Its gotten even better with the Cognizant acquisition! They also pay really well and do an annual raise! - CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE- WOWWW they do so much to get people involved in LevLife! As a remote employee, I feel so engaged and love all the activities they facilitate. The Affinity Groups are such an amazing way to celebrate diversity and inclusion in our organization and being a part of it is a great way to meet others. - The reputation at Salesforce- If you are looking to get into the Salesforce Ecosystem, work at Lev!! We are so well renowned by Salesforce and there are a ton of ex SF workers who now work at Lev and vice versa! - The caliber of Managers are excellent- I have had a few different managers at Lev and every person has been amazing and kind. They have pushed me to be a better AD and supported me in any way that I needed. Even outside my role, I have worked with other managers and they are all truly excellent! - I could go on and on and on!

Cons

Lev is definitely a fast paced organization and I would say there is a fair amount of a "sink or swim" mentality BUT I think thats because the caliber of brilliance here is so high. There are endless training opportunities but you need to be willing to ask questions, ask for help or be determined to figure it out. Since the Cognizant acquisition, there have definitely been some snags. Simple things like clunky software changes, terrible laptops being switched out, more formal processes for everything and more of a focus on revenue vs client happiness are some examples of areas of frustration recently. The core of Lev is the same but I do miss the smaller feel that we had 2 years ago.