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Still a good place to work, but not your old IBM

Advisory Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for less than 1 year
October 24, 2009
San Jose, California
4.0
Approves of CEO
Pros

Flex hours, fairly good work/life balance opportunities, sick days are not taken from your vacation, not too political (at least in my group), decent benefits, and good 401k matching.

Cons

Lowered vacation time for new employees (starts at 3 weeks and reaches 4 weeks max, no matter how long you work for IBM). No more pension or medical insurance after retirement (but nobody can afford that really anymore). Some groups can be competitive and political rather than motivational.

Advice to Management

Don't micromanage and prevent political fights. Employees are much more productive when they're empowered.

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