Workers from smaller organisations may find it difficult to participate at the same levels as workers from larger organisations, due to tighter budgets and fewer staff.

Organisations and workers who do not clearly establish what their networking needs are may benefit less from network participation than those who do.

Poorly managed networks often fail to achieve their objectives, and can cause frustration for their members; for example, poorly run meetings may result in a few members dominating proceedings and ignoring the needs and contributions of others.

If a worker has to travel long distances or through heavy traffic to attend network meetings, they may feel less inclined to go or to participate with enthusiasm.

Some workers may find that their organisation’s management does not understand or support networking activity; for example, they may believe that the organisation and people you work with are better served by workers staying at work rather than attending networking meetings.