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Great Learning, Stifled Innovation

Engineer Intern
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for less than 1 year
June 12, 2008
Toronto, Ontario
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Pros

Growth is a good place to start a career as a student. You get to spend a lot of time learning, and people are willing to guide you to go places.

Cons

The way it's done involves too much bureaucracy. Red tape limits innovation, and there is a set methodology of doing things. This isn't very good for creative types who need independence to guide what they do.

There's a very slow growth path, which limits the ability to retain and keep very talented employees who otherwise feel that they are stifled in what they can do and where they can go.

Advice to Management

Cut down on the red tape so that you people can think outside the box.

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