Scope of work is extremely repetitive, clients aren't receptive to making any real kind of process improvements.
Anything new requires sign-off from both internal and external stakeholders, making processes extremely slow.
Sourcing team leads are entirely dependant on Lead Sourcers to support the development of junior staff members, they often have little understanding of sourcing processes themselves.
Very limited career progression, promotion is on tenure rather than ability
Extremely KPI driven with daily sheets to fill in for everything; daily screens, interviews, offers, separate projects, PDPs, end of year reviews.
Really poor morale in teams due to workloads.
Old equipment, extremely slow laptops, terrible headsets.
Promotion goalposts continually moved throughout my 2+ years .
No bonus or incentives worth talking about.
Christmas parties are self funded (pretty miserable).
Stay clear if you're an agency recruiter, you'll not be impressed with the call centre style personnel they hire around you at the same level.
Unsavoury characters in leadership positions