-Many of the people in middle management were incompetent and narrow minded. Some were down right abusive.
-If you don't get into a good project with helpful colleagues and the latest technology, your career can take a sharp downturn
-Resource managers are very rude, often you have to beg them for projects, or wait by their desk for hours before you can speak to them
-Often, an associate is treated like a commodity. You have no identity here, just an employee id and a set of skills.
-The above factors lead to office politics and employees climbing over one another in order to be recognized by management.
-The HR is often unable to help address employee grievances due to a lack of power over management, or due to a lack of interest.
-Many times during performance appraisal, you are not rated based on your performance, but ranked along the other senior members of your team, leading to a low rating.