God, where to begin...
- The majority of leadership I encountered were incredibly demanding of their subordinates, but rarely held themselves accountable for anything
- Be prepared to spend a sizable amount of time per day on CYA activities; seriously this will become your new part time job
- Get used to senior leadership having 'favorites' and God help you if you're not one of them
- Do you like a 40 hour work week? Double it.
- Don't care for profanity in meetings? No one cares, get used to it.
- Need support from a leader to resolve an item at work? You'd better hope you've done something for them lately or it's not going to happen.