- Projects will be undersold or misunderstood at the sales level and the engineers will need to make up the difference. Happened on almost every project.
- No overtime pay and a *LOT* of overtime work
- Management will not intercede on failing projects even if you raise the alarm multiple times
- Customer comes first, engineer comes last
- There were at least 3 projects where heroics were required to make it a success after a lead abdicated their role
- Less than competitive pay
- Management can and may deny vacation even if you request it far enough in advance (and haven't used all your vacation days which don't roll over into the next period)
- Only work here if you sincerely love the work and that's your only interest. There won't be a work-life balance