Pay not worth the long hours - Senior Associate AlphaSights Employee Review

2.0
10 Feb 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Nice Associate-level colleagues Good snacks Pay is good but not for the hours you work

Cons

- Contract hours are 8.30am - 6.30pm but don't expect to leave before 7.15/7.30 minimum- quite difficult to maintain work/life balance. People often working until 8.30/9pm - Whilst the pay is good, if you break it down per hour you work, you should be getting far more- many jobs pay the same but for a pretty standard 9-5/6pm and are far less stressful - VPs encourage you to work late/on weekends - First year is very similar to working at a call centre- no real account management/project responsibility, so very little transferable skills gained. Quite a repetitive role - Very stressful targets which are constantly shown on your homescreen. Can be very demoralising if you're having a bad month if training, or close to holidays etc

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

high earnings, competitive pay, young coworkers

Cons

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