I work 60 hours per week and there are not many female leadership. The oldest women in leadership is almost 30 (no kids) in our department while the oldest for men is close to retirement. As a woman, you will feel that there is an expiration date on you. Also, there is no solid program for working mothers or new mothers and there are huge discrepancies between offices nationwide. You usually hear rumors of programs that other offices are trying and you might have to reach out to other offices about their program out of state. Also, you should hope that you don't get to recruit end user services because you have to hit a more higher benchmark to get your salary. In our office, it is predicted that end user services hit salary twice as long or even longer than other recruiting fields. I hit my salary in just 5 months but I wasn't in end user services. If you don't hit your salary benchmark, you'll be making $14/hour non negotiable. Imagine having to pay for college loans, housing, car, and food from a wage of $14 per hour. If you find a candidate who is not a citizen or green card, you don't get the full points filling the position. If the visa holder comes from an approved list, you will get 75% and if they are not on the list, you will be punished and get 50%. Moreover, the tuition reimbursement is terrible. You will only be supported if you get a degree in business and none other. You will also have to drive to meet technical professionals for lunch, breakfast, or dinner and that's a lot of added mileage on your car. Overall, I work from 7:15am until almost 6pm with travelling lunches every day. There is a lot of drinking as part of the culture and you'll feel ostracized if you don't drink. Also, you have to dance when you get your first start in front of everyone.
