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all, some worse than others. all of the groups only have a couple of MDs each, and mgmt style is top-down mgmt style so VPs face pressure to source and run deals to the ground, which falls down to the associates. juniors don't really have the opportunity to vocalize opinions / foster collaboration without fear of retribution.

 

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