Upper management and the 'yes men' (if you are 'fortunate' enough to be counted as one of them) have little or no regard for the people they have working for them. There is a very low pay structure for most departments and raises are almost nonexistent. No matter how hard you work or how much you learn. The 'position' holds the pay rate, so if that position does not change, (no matter how good you get at it) and no matter how much more responsibility you pull into it, it just becomes part of that position and you end up doing more for the same amount of compensation. In other words, the nature of the job changes, but your hourly wage does not. Also, it seems that the people with the worst attitudes do best. Not a healthy work environment.