AT&T

Good pay, good vacation policy, 6% matching 401k. Health benefits are competitive.

They offshore a large amount of IT labor. For 15 years, I was worried about losing my job. They finally let me go in 2019. It was actually a relief; I don't know why I stayed so long. There were periods of time where I had zero work-life balance, many weeks of 12-hour days or more, and many weekend hours. My firstborn child did not know who I was until they were six months old because of the long work hours.

It did get much better for me, but that was just luck. I lucked into a position at the company where there was less pressure.

It would be a waste of time for me to give advice to management. My advice is to young folks looking for a job: be selfish, look out for yourself. If you're not happy at your job, change jobs.