Culture:
- Team culture felt non-existent and discouraged
- Company-wide culture initiatives felt forced
- I rarely had opportunities to collaborate with my peers (see workload)
Workload:
- I felt that no amount of work was ever good enough
- I felt like utilization goals differed depending on who I asked
- I felt that the words "utilization" and "billable" were overused and had a negative effect on team morale
Project Management:
- I felt that I had to screenshot the magic project calendar when I was lucky enough to see it
Micro Management:
- I felt that customer relationships and expertise were disregarded in favor of a "we're gonna do it the way we used to" mentality
Professional/Career Development:
- I felt that I had to spend my own time and money to grow as a penetration tester
- I felt promotions to qualified team members were infrequent and delinquent