- Management is not honest or straightforward about what is expected of you.
- The evaluation system is very poor; not only is there no set standard for performance evaluation, even if you meet that performance evaluation, it does not preclude you from the fear of being let go without notice. There's developed a culture only driven by performance rather than quality, which means if you don't meet the company's standards of performance (regardless of outstanding circumstances/conditions), you are in fear of being let go.
- The hours are long, and not necessarily correlated with how much you'll be compensated extra, which is what is advertised.
- It's a hit or miss, project-by-project game, and if you're staffed on an account or project that spirals down unexpectedly through no fault of your own, you're penalized for it.
- Leaders are driven solely by the bottom-line, without apparent respect or regard for how employees are respected or treated. Since fresh grads don't know much of anything else, they'll take it, too.
- Not much opportunity for upward movement and growth, there's a quick plateau after 4 months where you either wait it out until a tentative promotion (which isn't much different from entry-level in terms of responsibility), or you leave. That's been the trend in the last year.
- Most people do not seem to be happy, and I know many who are actively looking for other jobs and opportunities.
- The stated values of the company are not reflected in how they treat their employees.
- A lot of what AlphaSights prioritizes is in line with start-ups and start-up culture, however, it is no longer a start-up, rather a fully-fledged firm, and does not act according to these new standards.
