BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : APRIL 24, 2000 ISSUE
WORKING LIFE From Clicks to Bricks Young execs are starting to bolt from dot-coms. Here's why: CORPORATE AMERICA WISES UP To compete in the tight labor market, many Old Economy companies have made themselves over in the image of their high-tech competitors, giving out stock options and signing bonuses THE IPO BLUES After the first frenzy at many newly public companies, fights ensue, work becomes a bore, and the CEO listens more to investors than to employees NASDAQ NERVOUSNESS The rule that only 1 out of every 10 businesses succeeds doesn't get erased because you stick dot-com on the end of your name ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE Employees at old-line companies are asking for the moon--and often getting it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Give Me That Old-Time Economy TABLE: From Clicks to Bricks INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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