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High-stress work environment

ASIC Hardware Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 20 years
January 13, 2014
Rochester, Minnesota
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Get to work on some interesting ASIC hardware design projects.

Cons

High stress.

Seven-day work weeks expected.

High overtime expected.

Expected to work while on vacation.

Advice to Management

Have a plan for ASIC hardware. You are losing good people for lack of a plan/future, poor pay, a high-stress environment, and you no longer promote innovation, which is how IBM became a leader in the first place. Now, there is only management for the stockholders, and leadership is only for your 2015 roadmap, i.e., a lack of a real growth plan.

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