- Inconsistent expectations from partner to partner, this leads to inconsistent skill development and expectations from one that will often conflict with expectations for another, making it difficult to grow as a professional who can provide consistent quality work. In some cases even fostered genuinely bad habits.
- Many partners sidestep job scheduling and demand that work gets done even when you are scheduled to other clients. Likely happens at many firms but still not a pleasant part of the job environment.
- Feels like a patchwork of many small groups/firms under one umbrella rather than one large firm that has itself sorted out and well organized. To be fair this seems unavoidable when you grow so much by consumption of other firms, but nonetheless not ideal to me.