The connections floor basically operates as a hotline for the consultants within the network and the clients. This helps you develop client-facing skills if you stay past the year. You are expected to "be responsive" to clients essentially 24-7 once you move onto the project management phase.
What really saddened me is the fact that Third Bridge makes little financial investment in their people and technology and it almost seemed as if in their hiring process had some sort of predetermined economic expectation of their employees (which is crazy to me when you are hiring recent college grads). They do not provide you with a phone, a work laptop, and only offer minimal compensation for your phone bill if you are using your devices after hours. Employees are expected to front the whole cost for travel opportunities and the expense system is not efficient. The base salary is typical for entry-level positions, but very low if you are interested in financial services.
Turnover is extremely high on the connections floor, and it's likely because of the cattiness that permeates it. The company ends up losing some of their best employees because of the flat hierarchy, and low morale. The job is relatively standard across the board in terms of what it takes to be successful, yet management labels employees as either "the best" or "the worst". Management is open about these classifications of their employees, and yet wonders why they don't succeed.
