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Pay is competitive, work environment is brutal

Chief Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for less than 1 year
July 20, 2015
Armonk, New York
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

You can move around in the company and get new experiences. The pay is good. Opportunities are good. You can often times get training or certification through the company. You can stay technical and continue to progress your career or jump into management.

Cons

It's not uncommon to work a 60-hour week. The benefits keep eroding. Layoffs are ongoing in my part of the business, and it happens to really great, skilled, hardworking employees.

Advice to Management

Market to our strengths instead of thinking we have to compete with the Indian outsourcing firms.

Stop laying off skilled, talented workers, thinking you will save business costs.

Understand the hidden costs in provisioning services with less skilled resources.

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