I guess the easiest place to start would be the horrendous hours you’ll ultimately be subjected to. It’s almost funny because they don’t mention this when interviewing. “Maybe a late night here and there, but never past 7-8pm”. There were MULTIPLE times I had to stay on until 10:00pm or later, 3:00AM earns an honorable mention. Not sure what kind of quality of work comes out of 14+ hour days, but they’re not worried about quality, just “meeting deadlines”. And sure, this varies with brands, but you’ll end up screwed at some point. Especially with certain Project/Account Managers (because there are plenty of AMs/PMs who know nothing outside their immediate role, are disgustingly rude, incapable of communicating timelines and updates, but are the first ones to rush and blame you when things aren’t done when they want). And god forbid they let you know you have to stay late prior to 4:45PM. They may not even reach out until after 5:00PM and then it’s your fault for not being available, despite not knowing you’d need to be available. In addition to these inconsiderate, uncommunicative managers, there are writers who seem to pull numbers and claims out of thin air hoping someone else will do the work for them. Unfortunately, their lack of care for quality goes far beyond the work being done. And when you experience layoffs (because you will, whether you’re apart of it or not), there’s no explanation or reason for who they’re picking. They’ll shaft great employees, just to keep some of the ones mentioned above. They clearly don’t talk to anyone’s direct managers, look at peer reviews, or take a second to consider if there’s any way to recycle someone into a new role. I’m convinced they’re just using a random name generator, or maybe blindly throwing darts at a list of names. Either way, you, your coworkers, managers, etc. will be completely blindsided.
Oh, and the pay sucks.