Oracle

Laid-back culture, good benefits, good quality work, and great people. Career growth-wise, you can climb the technical ladder easily, rather than the management ladder.

1. They are paying fresh college grads much more than senior members; that is disappointing.

2. Everything is very bureaucratic, slow, and political. It's like working for the government; everything is on a need-to-know basis.

3. There are a lot of old-timers in management, and they need to adapt more recent project management strategies like Agile/Extreme, even for hardware development.

4. Bonuses/rewards, if any, are very tiny and often come very late.

5. I don't think there's much remaining for bonuses after the VPs, directors, and managers grab their lion's share. So whatever remains is spread very thin amongst the peasants.

Pay a good base salary, start rewarding your staff better and more often. Remember, they are doing most of the work for you. It's good karma!