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The pros and cons of IBM

Applications Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for less than 1 year
June 11, 2008
Saint Louis, Missouri
4.0
Approves of CEO
Pros

Many of IBM's employees are remote workers. This comes with both pros and cons. The pros are obvious: less gas used, less time spent in travel, flexible work hours, etc. The only real con is isolation. The division I work in has been extremely generous with flex time, allowing me to work when I want.

Cons

IBM is such a huge organization that sometimes getting through the red tape to accomplish something is horrible.

Most everything in my division is driven by customer dollars, leaving little room for R&D type activities.

Advice to Management

In general, IBM's Senior Management is doing an excellent job. Within my division, Senior Management needs to delegate responsibility. Our organization is entirely top-heavy, with Senior Management getting in the way of rapid response to client needs because everything (even down to setting up a billing code) must go through management.

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