Submitted by Maribel Newby (not verified) on February 15, 2007 - 9:41pm.
AOL is typical of many companies who have adopted the short team view of the world. By that I mean:
1. Worry only about the next quarters profit. If it can be made bigger by killing future research do it.
2. Treat employees as a comodity. When I first began working employees were valued by the company. You wanted the right people and wanted to invest in training them. This attitude is almost completely gone in most companies.
3. Don't try to keep products up to date. Milk them for all the worth then kill them
4. Don't listen to the employees if you are upper management. You know what is best for your pocket book, that will be best for the company.
5. If you are upper management make sure you get yours first. You are a superstar and deserve that kind of money.
We need to get back to looking farther out into the future. Today is important, but so is our future.
AOL is typical of many
AOL is typical of many companies who have adopted the short team view of the world. By that I mean:
1. Worry only about the next quarters profit. If it can be made bigger by killing future research do it.
2. Treat employees as a comodity. When I first began working employees were valued by the company. You wanted the right people and wanted to invest in training them. This attitude is almost completely gone in most companies.
3. Don't try to keep products up to date. Milk them for all the worth then kill them
4. Don't listen to the employees if you are upper management. You know what is best for your pocket book, that will be best for the company.
5. If you are upper management make sure you get yours first. You are a superstar and deserve that kind of money.
We need to get back to looking farther out into the future. Today is important, but so is our future.