To your point, culture is intentional. Culture starts two places: at the top and at the front door. It's not an "aftermarket" add on. It's not "look we have fre

To your point, culture is intentional. Culture starts two places: at the top and at the front door. It's not an "aftermarket" add on. It's not "look we have free coffee". It's not passive slogans (e.g., "Be kind"). In short, culture takes effort. It takes work (and not the path of least resistance type of work). I do mostly (1099) contract work, with an occasional W2. Perhaps it's my "feed"? Perhaps there's a bias in the size of my sample? I'll admit that. That disclaimer aside, for the most part, I've experienced default cultures. Less intentional, more reactive. Not so much teams as groups of people who have their cheques signed by the same people. Many talk about culture and the value. Few actually embrace and execute that talk.