- Majority first-time managers
- Low salary comparative to industry (Claim it's commensurate but also base a full work week on over 40 hours and include your bonus as part of it. Could easily find other jobs doing less and getting paid more in the same area and field)
- Inconsistency in salary structures (some people are hourly and time is constantly micro-managed, some people are salaried and come and go or take breaks however they please. Understand the legal HR requirements, but company uses this to their advantage to 'nickel and dime' hourly employees)
- Clients first, senior leadership second, middle-management third, "individual contributor" employees dead last...in every possible way
- Performance review process and bonus system needs major work and every time it's redone employees are used as guinea pigs (would be better off to bring in an experienced consultant, do a lot of research, scratch the current process, and start fresh with a well known system instead of some unaccredited homemade system)