Popularity - success at this company is greatly influenced by who you know and how well you get along with those above you Koolaid - Liberty has a "frat" culture where drinking (at company events or even at lunch) is encouraged, and if you don't fit that mold, others are sure to notice Direction - the software development effort is very fledgling. In part due to a senile industry and shackled by software they use from other company acquisitions, development is slow, buggy, and not clearly directed.