I had to cut the cord and move on. That's exactly what one recent AOL departee plans to do. Yet moving on from a company that brands its mark so powerfully into its work force can complicate the transition. To hear current and former employees tell it, working at America Online is a singular experience. The company, which in the past decade has grown to 4,400 employees from 500, fostered a shared sense of entitlement and siege.
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Don't leave documents unattended. Cementing those sentiments are the physical grounds and the technology itself. AOLers labor amid acres of natural, if antiseptic, office park near Dulles International Airport. There have been a lot of companies doing layoffs. I just hope there are enough companies looking to hire.