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Not so fun

Advisory Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 20 years
July 9, 2013
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Work hour flexibility, benefits, and global company.

Cons

Bureaucracy, no free water or coffee, and an expensive cafeteria. Not a fun place to work.

Burnout results from low salaries and late working hours, with zero rewards. Salaries depend more on politics than on performance.

Spineless managers. Lack of leadership. Architects at the higher level lack vision; there is no new product from IBM. It acquires innovation rather than developing it in-house. Failed products from architects. IBM is no longer about machines; it's about services.

Advice to Management

Work on the things I mentioned above.

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