Verizon

Some of the smartest people around are doing the work.

Upper management won't share strategy, and the culture is like a bunch of fiefdoms with way too much finger-pointing. All teams compete for the same scraps of land. There's no true collaboration between teams.

They live in the 90s as far as corporate philosophy and are very much not open to change.

They don't understand what their teams do but insist their way is better, only looking for short-term gains with top-down, lagging direction.

And all this with the expectation of worship and respect?

Try earning that respect.

Try reading some tech and leadership articles based on this century.