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Great People, dumb policies

Engineering Manager
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 20 years
January 17, 2025
Ottawa, Ontario
3.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros
  • Work with smart people.
  • Big company, many opportunities.
  • OK benefits.
Cons
  • Brain drain due to location policies.
  • Still held back by legacy software development practices.
  • Need to feed old customers using legacy ($) IBM software.
Advice to Management

Hire the best people no matter where they are; allow remote work. Leave it up to the people managers to deal with it.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
3.0

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