Cisco

Flexibility in work schedules, well managed financially.

The company is comprised of acquired business units, which can have very different policies in the way they treat engineers.

The engineering staff has become overwhelmingly staffed by non-US citizens, including the lower levels of management.

The manager/employee relationship increasingly reflects the values of the management's culture of origin.

Emphasize that the middle managers should spend more energy "managing down".

A US company should be managed in line with the principles of fairness and integrity to which the country claims to aspire.

Also, it shouldn't be a surprise that US youth is reluctant to commit to the high-tech field. With the cost of a college education being what it is, who wants to sign on to become a speed bump in high tech's race to cut costs.

Information regarding bonuses and raises across the company should be made more available.

Information about the culture of the Business Unit should also be made available.

Bottom line: greater transparency is needed.