Incompetent managers who are happy to take the credit for your work but will not hesitate to betray you. This was something that numerous Associates from my cohort would speak about.
On many occasions, managers that I have worked with on various projects were patronising, lacked manners and would set unrealistic expectations.
Cliquey environment where groups of managers and employees would back up and support themselves, making everyone else feel like outsiders.
Monotonous, mundane and repetitive work - especially at the Associate level. Plenty of cold calling to make you feel like your work is meaningless. This should be made clear to people during the hiring process as the reality of the job is a stark and disappointing contrast to the advertisement.
The compensation package was not enough to balance out the impact of tiresome work and toxic managers.
Due to the nature of the work, you could very well be ‘working’ at times outside of your regular hours. I have personally had to take calls and communications very early in the morning and late into the evening, stretching into the nighttime. This perhaps wouldn’t be a massive issue if there was compensation available for it and also if there was some appreciation shown by management for your efforts.
