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The MDC is pretty much a joke

Applications Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for less than 1 year
March 6, 2011
East Lansing, Michigan
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNo CEO Opinion
Pros

There is a lot of downtime when you aren't on a project, allowing you to do other things. Some projects offer good travel opportunities. IBM is now on your resume.

Cons

There is a lack of communication between managers, and it makes it frustrating to get on a project.

Deployment managers are clueless as to who you are and what skills you have.

You get thrown into projects where you don't have the skills, or you are sold as a professional.

They say 10% travel, but many projects require you to go to the client location every week for months.

Salary is a joke compared to other jobs in the field. Even in other IBM departments, you get paid nearly twice as much.

Advice to Management

Pay your workers more; they are skilled for a reason.

Start talking with each other. Get to know your employees and begin keeping track of them.

As of right now, it is just a whirlwind of people that someone managed to land on projects.

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