Limited Exit Paths - Associate Third Bridge Employee Review

3.0
Oct 28, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I worked at the Shanghai office, and the starting salary for freshly grads is not bad (in terms of local standards).

Cons

You don't have too many exit paths for staying long. If your goal is to be in a BD/sales/account manager/ position down the line, this job might lead you somewhere. If you're planning to go to the client's side of the expert network field, however, i.e., funds or strategy consulting firms, this won't cut it -- what you do 80% of the time is calling people, which is just a small fraction of the clients' work. I've only been in the company for half a year and already am one of those with longer tenure. Many this is only an Asian work culture thing, but the upper management expects the employees to reply to clients' instant messages on weekends, and I've found myself having to deal with menial things outside of work hours.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

High turnover and inconsistent management quality significantly impact the employee experience. Success is heavily dependent on your team lead and manager, with limited recourse if you’re placed under ineffective leadership. In my experience, poor communication, lack of emotional intelligence, and unclear expectations from management made it difficult to succeed and negatively affected day-to-day productivity. Internal processes around performance management and PTO lacked transparency. I was placed on a PIP and terminated shortly after (within a week) in a way that felt abrupt and not aligned with prior communication, which was initially framed as a discussion around pending PTO. There were also delays in PTO approvals, and I experienced issues with compensation adjustments following a promotion that required follow-up to resolve.

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