Verizon

Steady job, until the layoffs start. Very good people, all trying their very best in a difficult environment.

Little opportunity for advancement.

Red tape, as you might expect from a legacy telecomm company.

Innovation is strongly frowned upon. New ideas are bad ideas.

Procedures for everything.

Strong focus on establishing blame instead of solving problems.

Very little innovation for such a high-tech company.

As with most other high-tech companies, they think they own you and expect 60 hours a week for 40 hours of pay.

Stop treating your employees like they are the problem. Believe that if you hire smart people, you should allow them to think. Allow people to advance through merit.