Immature, Sorority culture - Associate AlphaSights Employee Review

1.0
10 Mar 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Good first job, build basic business accumen

Cons

This place is like working full time in a frat/sorority house. Very immature and gossipy culture. You are literally being managed by people barely a year older than you...They also expect you to work very long hours and take fresh college grads and burn them out.

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AlphaSights Response
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Thank you for providing your feedback. We are not the average 9-5 business - like many professional services roles, we offer talented individuals a high-performance environment, which often comes with working longer hours where client projects require it. We offer competitive benefits packages, which include generous time off allowance and wellness, as well as connectivity perks to ensure our employees have time off to rest and recharge. Outside of this, our financial compensation package consists of three elements: base salary, incentive pay, and company growth plan, which is designed to reward personal revenue impact. Regarding your point around management - we offer our managers the unique opportunity to gain responsibility early in their careers. They are continually learning and optimizing their people management skills both on the job and through our training and professional development programme. A final and important point to note, we do not condone the workplace environment you mention, and I would encourage you to reach out to me or our HR team to discuss your feedback in more depth. I wish you well in your new role and thank you for your contribution to AlphaSights during your time with us. Thanks, Sean, COO

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