Pros
Amid the endless list of cons, there are only two potential upsides: Exposure to leadership teams at high-profile companies, providing insight into different industries. Forming lifelong friendships with coworkers as you bond over the shared struggle of surviving a highly toxic work environment.
Cons
Where do I even begin? To put it simply, every negative review you read here is accurate. The work environment is one of the most toxic I’ve ever encountered. Zero work/life balance: You’re expected to be glued to your desk from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM without breaks. No lunch, no bathroom, nothing. If you’re not responsive within 15 minutes, you’ll be bombarded with messages on every platform imaginable—SMS, WhatsApp, personal email, you name it. The constant intrusion on your personal time is overwhelming. Lack of respect for your time: Calls are scheduled entirely around management’s availability, with zero regard for your own calendar. If you’re on calls from 9 AM to noon and try to block 30 minutes for lunch, you’ll be met with resistance or guilt-tripping from the management team. Management doesn’t want feedback: The so-called “surveys” are a joke—just a formality to look like they care. They don’t. No one listens, and even if you speak up, nothing changes. You’re better off staying silent. No onboarding, no support: You’re thrown in with no training, no documentation, no guidance. You’re expected to perform immediately with zero support. If you ask for help, you're either micromanaged into the ground or ignored completely. Micromanagement and complete lack of leadership: Management doesn’t know how to support people, they either take over tasks themselves, making a point to call you out for “failing,” or tell you to just figure it out alone. It’s humiliating and exhausting. Your input is not welcome: You’re hired for your experience, but once you’re in, you’re expected to abandon it and simply mirror whatever the MD wants without explanation or context. You’re expected to read minds. Abusive and discriminatory communication: The tone used is regularly condescending, and at times downright discriminatory. Comments like, “You wouldn’t get this because you’re not a native English speaker,” are made openly, even in front of clients. It’s demeaning and unprofessional. In the end, you’re just a puppet expected to execute without thinking. Critical thinking is discouraged. Initiative is punished. The workload is absurd, the salary is laughable for what’s expected, and the training is nonexistent. They make big promises about career development in the interview but once you're in, you’re gaslit into thinking you’re incompetent. Spoiler: you're not. They’re just incapable of helping you succeed. The amount of stress and anxiety this job caused me is something I’m still recovering from. I lost sleep. I still have dreams of being reprimanded by my manager. And honestly, with the amount of documentation I have, it would make a great case for a lawsuit—but this company simply isn’t worth another second of my time or energy. My advice: avoid this company at all costs. Bright is a masterclass in toxic management wrapped in corporate gloss. You deserve better. There are far better places that won’t drain your soul.