1. Performance is the most, if not ONLY, important thing, even though part of the job depends on luck 2. True that there are a variety types of projects, but you can only dip your toes in them with the given workload, cannot learn too much or actually network with people the way one might expect to 3. Micromanagement(this depends on who is the manager but many associates I know did not have much autonomy); juvenile management style(instead of manage associates strategically, constantly using ending contract to pressure employees to improve) 4. Typical working hour is 8-7(they said typical is 8-6, on job offer only says 8 am as begin time no specificity on logging off hours), working overtime(after hour weekdays and weekends) is a norm