IBM

IBM helped me grow into a competent engineer. I worked with a great team and had fun on the projects I worked on. My work/life balance was good, and I felt like my manager respected me (not my execs).

Execs felt like you were just a cog in their grand machine. People are treated as dispensable. I constantly felt like I had no job security, as a layoff could come at any time. Executives didn't give a good sense of direction and didn't convey that they knew what they were doing.

(Some of this may have changed since I left; they at least started giving free snacks, drinks, and coffee. The lowest of low perks, but they used to not give anything.)

Care about your employees more. Understand that they're your foundation, and without good employees, you won't make good products. Actual good engineers don't grow on trees, and good engineers can't just be replaced with college hires.