1. No real positive reinforcement or validation for things done well - only criticism and highlighting the "pain points"
2. Searching for roles on projects is largely a self-started effort with little formal support from project managers and HR staff
3. Performance reviews are often a popularity contest due to the "laddering" system
4. The consultants, especially at lower levels, tend to overcomplicate simple things and throw others under the bus in the name of looking good and/or impressing senior management
5. There is a culture of "one-upsmanship" among consultants; constant pressure to outperform peers, sometimes at their expense (i.e. taking credit for someone else's work without giving them any)
6. Work-life balance is only lip service - long hours, often unnecessary ones, are par for the course
7. Lack of diversity of thought - there is a lot of groupthink at Accenture
8. The value of some projects is questionable - a little bit of nickel-and-diming here and there
9. Not a place for introverts or laid-back personalities - personal selling and skill marketing is constant, as you perpetually have to prove yourself and have people "know what you know"
10. Not an career conducive to keeping a marriage/relationship or being attentive to a family
