- Exploitative of recent grads' energy and ambition with the unspoken expectation that most associates will burn out way before thinking of promotion to manager - They never say this outright during the interview process but official working hours are 8am-6pm, aka 45 hrs/week (not including random after-hours work that is demanded of you) - Micromanaging is the company's modus operandi - not a single day's work goes unscrutinized by your team leads/manager - Toxically positive culture in order to drown out/suppress worker grievances - Salary + incentive bonus (which less people hit than you'd think) is not enough for healthy, independent living in SF or NY - many employees are at least in part bankrolled by their parents to supplement this - Glorified outbound call center - If you aren't genuinely into 'rise and grind' culture, stay away