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Very comfortable, good coworkers

Advisory Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 20 years
October 18, 2013
Austin, Texas
3.0
RecommendsNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Coworkers are intelligent and enjoyable to be around.

Good work/life balance – work from home as much as you need, just get the job done.

Structured, professional management style.

Cons

Company future outlook is bleak - constantly finding new ways to pare down our benefits.

It does not pay to obtain certifications/education or to go to conferences.

Upper management cuts jobs and expects deadlines to remain unchanged.

Advice to Management

For the love of God, you need to hire more developers. Surely you see customer satisfaction slipping?

What you should also see is a bunch of engineers who feel they have no voice, and stress themselves out trying to meet deadlines even though a chunk of their team just got fired.

Similarly, be prepared to offer good talent more money to stick around. I've seen several coworkers who are among the best in their field leave after IBM refused to make them a counteroffer.

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