Extremely over complicated business systems that almost render the business as dis functional. The business offers only very local skills and expertise under the guise of an international brand. Growth of the business is largely through merger and acquisition of businesses in need as size is the main marketing direction NOT professionalism. In China the business offer is inline with local business not international business. It could also be said that many local business in China today actually offer better professional services and are much easier to work with as the systems are less complicated. The business is very bureaucratic and very very slow and retarded at every level. It seemingly being run by lawyers and leaders far removed from clients and staff. In China payment of sub-consultants is very bad and the business is arrogant enough to think it does need to honour contractual payment terms. The business will also force sub-consultants to sign ridiculously onerous contracts where all risk and liability is pushed out of their area of responsibility. In summary this business it is only big - salaries are poor in comparison to more functional businesses, environment is cheap and sterile, leadership is collusive amongst itself (it's a club), and the business is dictated by lawyers. As an analogy I magine a very large rusted and aged super tanker with a third world crew all with arthritis trying to turn it around. It your creative avoid it at all cost, but it your a new graduate it maybe a soft option to get you off the street for a whole.
