Research in Motion – “Explosive growth - too fast and big for a newcomer to get noticed?”

Pros

Entrepreneurial company, great technology and innovation. The company does make an effort to be competitive in benefits, pay and work environment, in a somewhat systematic sort of way. Great buzz, tech darling in Canada, etc.

Cons

Typical bureaucratic problems of growing companies; excessive politics within management silos, far too many top-down processes are a result of empire-building and jockeying for position;middle management doesn't really walk the walk as far as career growth, though the HQ generates all sort of nifty-sounding HR policies and guidebooks.

Advice to Senior Management

Execute one operational vision for hardware and one for software - make the VP's fall in line.