Having spent 3 years working at a major US carrier, I can tell you that the attitude they have is very common at large companies. Everything there is very contr

Having spent 3 years working at a major US carrier, I can tell you that the attitude they have is very common at large companies. Everything there is very controlled, including what tools you are given and what you spend every hour working on. The organization is designed to avoid making mistakes instead of innovating. Carriers are an extreme example and there are big organizations that work better than others. Even so, the extent to which they can suppress people in their jobs is amazing. For example, I rummaged through some of the trash bins at the office to rescue a set of speakers so I could listen to music during the day on my corporate PC (which had none). When I decided to move to a new desk a few months later there was fighting over my speakers since no one else was allowed to buy any!