Too many principals and associates jockeying for position. There are a lot of strong personalities in management, who often avoid speaking to one another if their ideas clash on a project. This creates unnecessary tension and places undue burden upon younger staff, who are forced to act as go-betweens. Uneven workload - some designers have too much work, others seemingly have very little and constantly leave the office early or arrive late. There seem to be exceptions made for certain people and not others, which creates poor morale.