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Advisory Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 20 years
November 22, 2014
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

At one time it was a good place to work. They paid me.

Cons

It became a terrible place to work and from what I understand, not much has changed.

Had a backstabbing manager who screwed me over after detailing a family situation I was going through.

This company is concerned about one thing: the stock price, and will do whatever it takes to inflate it.

Management did nothing but pay lip service and say that you had to understand the business.

Resource actions there should be illegal, but they operate just under the radar of the laws so that they don't get caught.

Was part of a resource action and 6 months later was contacted by a contracting company about my position under the manager who targeted me in the RA. The only good outcome to that was that his bean-counting butt was shown the door.

IBM has sold its PC, Retail, and now Server groups...what's left?

Advice to Management

Eventually, you will be looking for another job. There are enough of us 'formers' out there who will hopefully influence companies to not hire you.

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