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Great Brand, Toxic Management

Senior Database Administrator
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 9 years
May 5, 2017
Toronto, Ontario
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral Outlook
Pros

Big and famous brand; flexible time and location (work from home most of the time).

Cons

Income is lower than average in the industry.

Too many layers of management. For a simple position, you may have to report to 5 bosses, and a "boss" may jump in from anywhere in the world. You never know who they are or why you need to report to them.

They let you go immediately right after you are "fully consumed," without any mercy.

Huge numbers of jobs are moving offshore. Be prepared to hunt for your next employer when you start to work with an offshore team for the same client. You could be kicked out anytime from then on.

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