AT&T

Good wages, bonuses, and benefits in a strong company which has grown through the entire downturn in our economy. As secure as a career can be these days.

Much money and talent is wasted by the political filter between the top executives and the front-line employees.

Policies driven by purse holders and mid-level politics keep the executive level from seeing the massive loss caused by front-line churn and the loss of brain trust, as innovators and motivators are sloughed off by blank comments about cost.

Executive-level management needs to visit, interview, and get to know the front line on a regular basis. They can then see where the real value in the company lies. Much is said about this at higher levels, but little of it is seen on the front row.