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Low morale everywhere, but interesting areas of technology

Advisory Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 9 years
June 26, 2013
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Strong focus on patents.

Small areas of interesting technologies.

Freedom to innovate.

Compensation.

Cons

Very low quality in software products. The senior people who could help train and mentor other sites around the world are leaving for greener pastures.

Low morale. I have not met one person who seemed happy to work there.

Big push to off/rightshore.

Making more money feels like a target is painted on your back.

Advice to Management

You can have quality without sacrificing quarterly numbers and retain key people to drive quality back into organizations.

Organic growth of talent only works if there's no competition. Amazon, Google, Netflix, and others are fighting to steal talented people away.

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