Cisco

You set your own hours, with no hassles from management. You are empowered to do what is best for the company.

Budget cuts and layoffs affect the ability to do your job right, by wanting more with less resources.

Management is great, but John needs to think deeper about cutting people. When times are good, they hire like crazy, but when times turn south, they do lay-offs.

Try doing what you need with what you have instead of hiring new resources.

Don't let finance run the company. They know nothing about what it takes to develop equipment.