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Good People, Awful Management

Advisory Hardware Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 20 years
August 7, 2014
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Mostly excellent people, and great traditions of high product quality and high standards. Good work/life balance policies, strong diversity programs.

Cons

Current management is running the company totally to please Wall Street. The core principles of the company – especially the dedication to customers – are being sacrificed. Employee morale is awful; almost everyone is angry, depressed, or has just given up. Not a pleasant place to work at the moment.

Advice to Management

Stop breathing your own exhaust and look at what is really going on in the world. Saying your stuff is the best does not make it the best; talent and dedication do. If you don't continue to attract talented, enthusiastic employees, IBM will become an empty marketing shell when all the old timers are gone.

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