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Stable, Evolving, Underpaid Tech

Mainframe Programmer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 9 years
September 3, 2015
Brno, Czech Republic
4.0
RecommendsNeutral Outlook
Pros

Good brand, stability over time, lots of opportunities to grow or travel. Inventor of powerful IBM mainframe technology, which despite all bad prophets' words, rules the big data world for decades and will rule for another few.

Cons

Too big of a company, so not easy to transform and be able to face all actual challenges. Not many benefits, and not-so-special salaries compared to some other IT companies.

Advice to Management

Focus on key people satisfaction. Decrease employee fluctuation, as this is not a call center where you can make a new specialist for a key position in a month. If IBM wants to keep its level of services provided, it has to focus more on its manpower loyalty, which comes from its satisfaction.

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