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From: Lee_Robert_Willis@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Are there Good Companies to work for?
Message-ID: <42703@cup.portal.com>
Date: 27 May 91 02:41:06 GMT
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This isn't Amiga related, but I don't know what comp.sys.??? group
to place it in, and I think of comp.sys.amiga as my "gang".

I have become extremely dissatisfied with my job of late, and I'm starting
to look for a new one.  The problem isn't money or benefits or parking
spaces, it's simply that I am not proud of the software that we produce.  
It's crap, and I'm tired of putting in 60 hour weeks to produce crap.  
(It's not due to lack of effort or talent by the software staff, but from 
the complete lack of technical management.)  

I've seen enough to conclude that the current situation is not isolated
to my project or to my department, nor can I expect it to improve within
the next 5 years.  So I'm getting out before I give myself an ulcer.
I'd like to find a new company where I could produce software on which 
I'd be happy to have my name.  My problem is that every company SAYS they're 
committed to quality.  You don't find out what it's really like until 
after you're hired.   

So I'd like to find out how others on the net feel about their workplace. 

Specifically:  

	Does your (job, management, environment) provide you with
	the opportunity to do work that you are proud of?  Can you
	describe it?

(NOTE: I'm NOT looking to find out if your company is currently hiring.  
I'm trying to identify 'good' companies, and how to recognize them.)

All my experience has been with large (>1000 employees) defense contractors.
Is life better/worse in the commercial world?  How about at smaller
companies?

Thanks for your input.

Lee	Lee_Robert_Willis@cup.portal.com