Recent Grads Beware - Research Analyst/Associate Third Bridge Employee Review

2.0
Aug 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great for developing skills useful if you're looking to move into the sales or staffing field afterwards. Very nice new office space and fun company events. The majority of people here are great to work with. Get the chance to gain a general understanding of a lot of industries that exist out there.

Cons

It's extremely unethical that the company is not transparent about the Analyst/Associate roles, leading recent grads to be misled that they're taking a step towards developing skills useful in their next finance/research/consulting job. This is strictly a recruiting role. Beneficial if you're looking to move into B2B or B2C sales or staffing afterwards but can actually be a major setback if you're looking to transition into actual consulting, investing or finance. Almost 100% of your day (and night) is spent recruiting, coldcalling, negotiating the lowest hourly rates and scheduling people on LinkedIn and Monster to speak with investors. Work-life balance is poor as you'll find yourself also chasing leads when you're home at night. Calls you set up with clients count as points and you need a certain number of points each month to get promoted and not fired. You don't even get to listen in on the calls, you just schedule them. You have no control over the clients you receive and if they're not looking at deals, you're done. The rapid turnover at this company is unlike anything I've ever seen. Team Leaders playing favorites is almost a given.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

High turnover and inconsistent management quality significantly impact the employee experience. Success is heavily dependent on your team lead and manager, with limited recourse if you’re placed under ineffective leadership. In my experience, poor communication, lack of emotional intelligence, and unclear expectations from management made it difficult to succeed and negatively affected day-to-day productivity. Internal processes around performance management and PTO lacked transparency. I was placed on a PIP and terminated shortly after (within a week) in a way that felt abrupt and not aligned with prior communication, which was initially framed as a discussion around pending PTO. There were also delays in PTO approvals, and I experienced issues with compensation adjustments following a promotion that required follow-up to resolve.

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