Certain branch managers are not leaders.
I thought I was entering a great company
we are expected to help team mates - but not compensated for any of the help we provide.
Leadership needs to recognize that some of their managers may have been good at selling but are horrible in the "manager role".
As mentioned, make brokers understand the role of AM's and allow AM's the opportunity for growth. ALSO - if an employee doesn't want to drink at every single social event - they should not be shunned or excluded from any other events such as lunch or dinner events.
WORK and stop gossiping - just get your job done and stop relying on co-workers to always back you up. This is especially true for benefit brokers... they are highly compensated and have no clue on how to manage clients. They rely on AM's to do nearly all of their work