AT&T

I had freedom to learn new things. The management is open and encourages developers to explore new technology. If you are a geek person, try to enter the elite architecture team in AT&T Labs, where you can experiment with all the products such as Spring, Hibernate, SOA, and etc.

The job is no longer stable, and entry-level employees suffer a low salary. It all began in 2003. After AT&T outsourced many projects to overseas development centers, management focused on slashing costs. The new initiative goes like this: a project is a software that has a 5-year shelf-life, so we should produce it cheaply and rewrite another version 60 months later.

A valid point, but the wrong approach. Outsourcing doesn't necessarily lower the cost. Managed wisely, a team of 10 devs and 1 project manager in the US can be as productive and cost-efficient as 30 devs in Bombay or Shanghai and 4 project managers spread around the globe.

Treat employees as assets, not just costs.