Where to begin...
1) Worklife balance - There is none, unless you work in Operations. You will be expected to work...A LOT. Think Goldman/McKinsey hours....oh and certainly without that level of pay.
2) Pay - pay and raises are always subpar and always have been. They never give you an explanation, you have no idea how to get to the level your peers at other companies are at, and despite years of complaints from employees about this, they keep it that way. Bonuses are laughable and sometimes don't even happen, despite profits. This would be all fine if you were working 38 hours a week and pushing paper, but again you will be working 50+ hours and expected to do things well beyond your pay grade. At the end of the year, you'll get a COLA raise and a thank you for your excruciating hard work that got all the partners a raise.
3) CEO and Leadership - There is a leadership team but 95% of them have no formal leadership training or experience and it shows. A lot of times leadership is tone deaf to what is actually going on in the organization and instead keep pushing propaganda down your throat that you and everyone else is fine. The CEO truly does not believe that the employees are the backbone of any company, especially this one and constantly tries to undervalue people while demanding the most from them. This has also been a complaint for years that is never addressed.
4) Extracurriculars - Before COVID, there was an exhausting amount of events to attend each year. Most include time away from your family and a lot of drinking. While this can be fun for younger and/or new people, it becomes exhausting as your time their lengthens. It is frowned upon as well if you don't attend these events.
