Great for bonding with your coworkers about how much you hate the job - Associate AlphaSights Employee Review

2.0
17 Jan 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great way to meet new people, everyone is straight out of college, friendly, and went to an elite college -- Money is decent if you make your bonuses (they raised the base to 80k in 2023) and are on AlphaTrack (double the incentive pay). Top performers are pulling in 6 figures straight out of school.

Cons

Tiring, repetitive job. If your response time to a client is over 10 mins, you get in trouble. You're expected to be slack responsive from 8-6:30 (and in office 4 days per week) so you really get no breaks the entire day. Management is (to put it simply) terrible. I used to think I had a bad apple manager, but after talking with folks across the org it seems like there's a systemic problem with managers exhibiting borderline bullying behavior. It may have to do with the fact that they're all 25 and are compensated based off of the way their associates perform, but either way there should be no excuse. Retention rate is absolutely abysmal, with very few smart, qualified people staying to the two year mark.

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AlphaSights Response
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We appreciate your feedback. As you mentioned, we offer a competitive financial package and hire based on values alignment to ensure our employees work alongside smart and ambitious peers. In return, our associates are expected to go the extra mile for our clients and adapt their work schedules accordingly, including working outside their core hours when required. Our managers are there to support you, and we strongly encourage associates to provide feedback early on. We do not tolerate bullying, and employees are encouraged to escalate any suspected bullying to our HR team for further review. - The AlphaSights Team

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