Most of middle management is comprised of white men hired directly after college who moved up largely due to tenure. Few of them have actual management training or strong leadership abilities, and it shows.
Few opportunities for meaningful growth here, but there’s plenty of work to go around. I’ve come to expect frequent increases in responsibilities with dismal (if any) accompanying pay increases.
Work life balance is not great. Workloads and stress levels are often high, and taking time off usually just results in a nightmare of work piled up when you get back.
Training is lacking. The hands off/figure it out approach is often used, which puts a lot of pressure on new employees to teach themselves how to do their jobs well.