Verizon

Upper management's organizational structure is largely based on a seniority-focused boys' club. "It's all about who you know."

A short-term retention bonus was generous for this formerly titled Director of Networking Operations. A personal/family cellular plan discount through Verizon was substantial and appreciated during that short-term.

• East Coast upper management did not appreciate or understand how to properly utilize their new California resources that had previously enjoyed a substantial benefits package.

• I did not understand the importance of the legacy meeting agenda format used within Verizon. Meetings I called (which only highlighted my intended talking points) did not include the necessary 5-10 minutes of ice-breakers where we all share how long we have worked at Verizon, followed by name-dropping of persons that one had common business relationships with, and then determining how closely related each of us were to each other within our common family org chart.

• Business decisions are slower and need approval from authorities a skip level or two above you. Sort of a rhetorical statement, but Glassdoor asked for Cons, not Con.

I understand that you have much to manage, using a restricted budget that was once more substantial. But please understand that those who report to you are also given a restricted toolset to provide the equivalent deliverables that you just assigned, without those same generous resources as was once enjoyed during said 'former glory days'.