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IBM will squeeze you and starve you until you quit or they downsize you

Senior Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for less than 1 year
July 13, 2010
East Fishkill, New York
1.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

They haven't gotten rid of all benefits yet.

Cons

You will worry all the time @ IBM. Worry about being downsized, outsourced, or offshored. Worry about having benefits cut and costs increased. Worry about managing your retirement funds. Worry about funding your retirement. Worry about managing your career by yourself. Worry about promotions being frozen. Worry about your salary failing to keep up with even tame inflation. Worry about management failing to pay out the full bonus plan, even with record profits.

Advice to Management

You have decimated all loyalty and incentive throughout the ranks. The only dedicated employees are the execs with the golden leash of stock options. What are you going to do with all high-paid chiefs and no Indians?

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