Extremely high stress
Toxic work environment
Expect petty power plays
Nonexistent work/life balance
While your coworkers can be your greatest asset in the midst of the storm, their helpfulness and support differs by department as some departments are more cohesive than others. Within my department, my peers were inherently toxic and destructive. As far as them being people, they were great. As far as work was concerned, many made power plays to put down others in front of management in order to bolster their appearance. Passive aggressive remarks were in abundance and fault finding common.
Add to this the brutal pace and volume of work and long hours, the work environment quickly bogs down into the mire of apathy and resentment. Being a mixed bag of full timers and temps, the work quality differs and the newer members can slow down the overall work process. Add to the fact that many teams drag their feet to accomplish their work, it makes the job even more stressful as regardless of hiccups, the show must open and it will either go well or abysmally terrible.