Developer career tracks end in management, for better or worse. Frequent telephone calls. Frequent meetings. Much of the conferencing software assumes a Wind

Developer career tracks end in management, for better or worse. Frequent telephone calls. Frequent meetings. Much of the conferencing software assumes a Windows desktop. Development occurs on hosted VMs so that works in progress aren't lost. Many of the development tools were built in-house, including the bug tracker and the source control system, the latter of which bears some resemblance to Rational ClearCase. My time at the company was brief. Though I did meet a few people who clearly loved their work, the feeling I had was of a vast, top-heavy organization with a culture of micromanagement, and I was glad to leave. I don't know if any of the above is applicable outside of the division that I worked in.