The company culture at WL Gore & Associates (Gore) is refreshingly different from other companies. Abandoning the more traditional organizational chart, the company describes itself as a “flat lattice, team organization” (WL Gore & Associates [Our Culture], 2011, para. 1). Its employees generally do not have job titles and are called "associates"; also favoring the term “sponsors” over that of bosses (Our Culture, 2011). While some businesses in today's economic environment are simply trying to survive, Gore takes a long-term decision-making approach that has helped it thrive for over 50 years (Our Culture, 2011). As a private company, it's also worth noting that Gore's culture is to make a wide variety of information available to the public on its website. In addition to publishing information about its history, leadership and associates, Gore includes annual growth and revenue figures for the world to see. It is quite unusual for a non-public company, especially one of this size, to voluntarily make this information available to everyone, including the competition. This sends a consistent message that reinforces and protects the organization's well-earned reputation for integrity with customers, associates and suppliers. Associates at Gore have the privilege of working in a very unusual corporate environment. One of the company's founding principles, still relevant today, is "Make Money and Have Fun" (WL Gore & Associates [Who We Are], 2011). Team collaboration is the key word at Gore. Leaders are rarely assigned to this position; instead, they emerge with demonstrated leadership qualities and gain followers (Our Culture, 2011). Being passionate is middle of paper......how anyone else is very foreign to me. I'm really comfortable knowing who my boss is and the escalation protocol if I need it. I anticipate that I would eventually resolve these issues at Gore, but it would definitely take some getting used to. Works Cited Reingold, J. (2007). A job that lets you choose your own boss. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/08/magazines/fortune/goretex.fortune/index.htmW.L. Gore & Associates. (2011). A team and flat lattice organization. Retrieved from http://www.gore.com/en_xx/aboutus/culture/index.htmlW.L. Gore & Associates. (2011). Compensation. Retrieved from http://www.gore.com/en_xx/careers/whatweoffer/compensation/compensation.htmlW.L. Gore & Associates. (2011). Work in our unique culture. Retrieved from http://www.gore.com/en_xx/careers/whoweare/ourculture/gore-company-culture.html