s," says another employee. "Also there are many different options, depending on what your preferences are, on how much you can afford and how much flexibility you need concerning where you have your doctor or hospital." "I am paying around $6 a week for insurance - both medical and dental - for myself, my wife and our eight-month-old baby," reports one worker. One veteran employee remarks on the company's flextime policy: "I get 200 [hours] per year to use whenever and however I wish, [with] few regulations." Amount of flextime is based on "length of service." Another of the perks Sprint employees rave about is the company's tuition reimbursement program. "The tuition you pay for college or graduate credits can always be reimbursed, SO its up to each individual if they want 138 VAULT LIBRARY CAREER 2005 Vault Inc. Vault Guide to the Top Telecom Employers Sprint Corporation to continue their education," reports one systems analyst. Vacation at Sprint is nothing to write home about: two weeks to start, and three weeks after five years. Sprint maintains a relocation program through which it sometimes buys the homes of employees who are moving. Top of the line "The company is in Middle America, and the lifestyle is kinder and gentler than in Manhattan, but my peers were as smart and savvy as anywhere else," says one former summer associate. However, adds one long-time employee, there are "hardly any women or minorities at the executive level." Sprint employees heap praise on their co-workers. "One of the things that always impresses me is the quality of the people who work here," says one engineer. A staff associate concurs: "I think it's pretty competitive. They only recruit from the top schools." "Sprint is very selective - you should have general management aspirations," says yet another insider in the staff associate program. "We are also looking for more experience. An associate's experience prior to business school is usually more than four years." "I would have to say the best part is the people I work with," 