1- partners obviously do not get along with each other
2- too many mangers (all westerns) in the office and that is why the middle offices ( especially Dubai) are too expensive. In Dubai, there are 3 partners, one country director, two group directors, two technical director, four associate directors, and around five associates ( two if them design and the rest are dead load). Literally there is only around 18 senior/ engineer people to do the work ( from all majors like structure, MEP, sustainability, Fire tram)
3- too much competition between managers
4- If you are a British person , you WILL do well and no question about regardless of your qualifications ( really high salary, easy path up the ladder etc . Second class is the European. British/ europeans do whatever they want and no one question them . One of them was flirting with an intern and hooking her up with a lot of things. He got her two internships and then permanent job : )
Some of them non-westerns start butt kissing the westerns because they know that is the only way to have an easy life in the office
I GOT A LOT OF TRUE STORIES TO TELL REGARDING THIS POINT.
5- Too high turnover among employees due to extremely high politics
6- proper project management is something they NEVER HEARD of. Those great projects they bring become too messy to work on. However, the senior/ engineer always save those managers' butts.
7- Burohapplold has been in the industry for 40 year and up to this moment they do not have proper graduate scheme ( program) in the middle east.
