IBM

The Systems and Technology group has some of the best and the brightest working on leading-edge technologies. It is a pleasure to work with these people and keep up on the bleeding edge of what is going on in the computer industry. I have certainly learned a lot in my time in STG and continue to learn on a daily basis.

Producing more powerful computers means that you sell less to replace existing ones. Unfortunately, the cost of the new machines generally isn't 2x the cost of the replacements, hence lowering revenue. In order to meet corporate expectations, cutting costs by reducing headcount has an impact on what can be developed and what can be sold. It becomes a vicious cycle: low sales due to diminished products, which in turn leads to lower headcounts.

Cutting costs by reducing headcount has an impact on what can be developed and what can be sold. It becomes a vicious cycle.