-Work life balance is terrible, if you leave before 5:30 you will be scored and talked about behind your back. You can barely even ask off for vacation because if you stay out too long it will be talked about by management, you will lose business/commission due to so many different factors that could occur while you are away.
-Mentally it is draining. Staffing is significantly tougher right now and you will be under pressure to fill positions quickly. You never feel like you have a full sense of accomplishment.
-"Blame the recruiters" Business in staffing is slowing because there are lots of companies hiring but few candidates available now so Account Managers try to say they are doing their job and the recruiters are failing to fill the positions. This means the recruiters suck or need to work longer. You will also find at times that Account Managers did not properly get the information for the job and you are stuck in limbo recruiting for something you do not understand. And then once you find the candidate, you find out the company does not want to hire anymore or filled it themselves, i.e. the account manager did not do their job. But the recruiter will be blamed for not filling the position fast enough.
-Favorites. It is a sales environment, you must separate yourself but they still like the people who waste their lives staying at the office until 8pm or have the highest commission more than you.
-They always say they are "growing" when really they are backfilling people who are quitting.
-They reguarly have to have recruitier 101 meetings to try to keep people motivated or teach them why aerotek is the perfect company for you because they realize working there can get old real quick.
-Candidates are terrible to deal with, very high maintenance and you are always the one to be blamed for their problems.