Pros
Honestly the only real positive of the job is the benefits they offer and flexibility when it comes to remote/hybrid work. You will learn good project management and how to speak concisely to high level leadership at client companies.
Cons
Too much to write here, but to try and summarize a few key points: - Very novice leadership that don’t know how to manage nor go beyond reading metrics from a spreadsheet. - Very turn and burn style workflow. They claim you get so much knowledge and experience across many industries (which you do to some extent), but at the end of the day not enough to really provide you with any sort of benefit or real insight. You’re always so high level and clients don’t care about you and just want things done quick. Often topics are so niche and irrelevant that it’s like people are speaking separate languages and expecting you to be fluent in them. Clients are very needy and often not super enjoyable to work with. - You gotta play the politics game or you’ll be on the outs. Very “office politics” driven and a who knows who game. If you’re not in the circle, you’re on the outs. - Even as you become more tenured, with the recent economic decline you’ll be forced to do very entry level, menial, and grind work or they withhold bonuses and pay. - They often go back on promises. When I started I was pitched an entirely different experience and role than what I actually came in to. - No one really likes what they do. Everyone always is complaining about the work and how the culture is always “more, more, more” with very little time incentive to do so. It’s not a job that’s conducive to growth or workplace happiness.