The "nice" things management does for us is simply to get our mind off of all the wrong going on in the company. Success starts at the very top and without a strong leadership team, there is no way anyone in their RIGHT mind can last here more than a few years (while they build up their resume to move to a more stable company with real leadership skills). There is no doubt employees would appreciate a better leadership team that makes their job worth looking forward to every day, rather than the occasional recognition award or meaningless pep talks.