Big and a bit old-fashioned, but with many options
Big and a bit old-fashioned, but with many options
IBM covers just about everything in IT, with many 'companies within companies'.
I have a DIY attitude to career development, which suits me to an extent.
Technology is big at IBM. You can still have a fulfilling technical career at IBM (though it's getting harder).
I have met a lot of great people at IBM, and most are still working there eight years later.
Huge company, so...
Lots of process.
Slow moving, slow to change.
Slave to the stock market, which is tough given how hard it is for IBM to change direction.
For a company making a lot of money, they do not splash it around. Stock market, I guess.
Innovation is becoming more and more difficult due to process, but I think that affects all large organizations.
Going through a tough time at the moment, trying to work out what IBM really stands for with all these new IT companies surfacing every year/month.
Have less of you, but that is not going to happen. Most of the first/second line management people are powerless. It feels like we are run by accountants at times.
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