-back to one of my points above, as its not extremely hard to get a position at SS this is probably why the pay sucks, competiting firms like Citco use to pay $10K more for the same work and crap you'd get a SS. does that make any sense probably not.
-luckily, I didn't have this issue but I've heard managers on the floor where they require their subordinates to take an hour lunch just so they don't have to pay them for it(non paying lunch and breaks required). there is a lot of work typically and most people eat at their desk so they can finish it and go home early or at least a decent time. depending on the time you are probably guaranteed to do some sort of OT especially during month end, quarter end, year end, and etc. this is really where you get your pay when you are a junior or a senior. you get 1.5x pay, some juniors, seniors, can honestly no lie make more than there managers or supervisors if they do crazy amounts of OT.
-raises are LIMITED to 10% of your salary. meaning there is a max. raise you can get. 10% sounds like a LOT for a raise when you get promoted from a junior to a senior position but when your salary is so low the 10% is actually really not much from an absolute POV.
-once you hit Supervisor you do NOT get OT which sucks because you still have to put in a lot of time. I've heard of people leaving around 5-6PM cause basically because you are not being paid for the additional time you put in. why would you stay around? come on SS you gotta change these dumb rules.
-this one is kinda releated to the above, due to the lack of $$$ this leads to high turnover within the company.
-on my team alone I'd say probably 7-9 people have left either for a higher paying job, terminated, or layed off, my hiring manager left before me.
-senior management loves to play political games, stop these games, when a client ask for things don't just say YES 100% of the time. you need to understand that things don't come easy and need time to put together and it takes time and effort.
-basically the biggest "CON" for working at SS is the pay sucks, real easy to break it down. you come to SS more for the experience and title and then you get out once you get those things. besides that things are pretty good.
