come with the territory
Part of it
To come with the territory is to be an unavoidable part of a situation, job, or role—something you accept as a natural consequence rather than complain about.
Long hours come with the territory when you're a startup founder.
Criticism comes with the territory for public figures.
The phrase suggests that certain difficulties are inseparable from certain positions.
- jobPaid position of employment
- part and parcelInseparable component
- workEffort toward a goal
- daily grindWearisome regular routine
- benefitAdvantage or gain
workplace stress · task · privilege · par for the course · accountability · expectation · industry norms · inevitable · coping mechanisms · learning curve · growing pains · problem-solving · in the cards · accompanying · career · cost · occupational hazard · rough patches