Originally Posted by Unregistered

When the timeline and team composition is arranged in such a way that people are expected to consistently ot, everything is fire. It is a self-inflicted (by partners) fire.

The industry is ridiculous that there is an implicit culture the team members are not expected to fall sick or have other emergencies. I still remember my audit manager and partner spoken like they are nice people when they 'allow' a fellow second year associate to go on compassionate leave. I knew the industry was wtf culture but that drove the nail for me.