Expeditors – “When I die I'll go to heaven- I've spent my time in hell - Expeditors.”

I feel your pain!

Having been here 12 years and many friends who've been here 5+ years, I totally disagree. Of course, there always has been a subculture of whiny IT grunts up here in CHQ who take pleasure in being message board whimps yet keep cashing that check.

Lame:

It's not just the IT 'grunts' that share the opinions expressed in this review. Motivation, morale and retention are serious problems for the company. As the economy improves, watch as talented IT professionals leave for better jobs. If these issues go unaddressed, they will surely affect your quarterly bonus.

I, too, feel your pain. Spent about 6 years at CHQ. It's the weirdest culture I've ever seen. People are NOT friendly. There are some nice folks, some smart folks. But there are some managers on a complete power trip that won't even be bothered to acknowledge you when you say hello to them. My husband described it well when he referred to what he saw as a bunch of sharks after attending several Xmas parties. Not friendly. Not at all. I totally agree with your assessment on FUN being a corporate value. I've never seen a less fun place to work. Oppressive. Dysfunctional. But not fun.

One of my biggest complaints is that they treat employees like children. There is no faith that you will get your work done. They spend more time ensuring that you are "following the rules" than they care to spend ensuring that things are really progressing or what you are working on is worthwhile and valuable to moving the company forward. I left not long after the reorg where they put the business managers in a committee to give the go-ahead for projects. Absolutely ridiculous process and totally futile. Not to mention the turf battles over resources.