Smart Colleagues, Layoff Fears
Smart Colleagues, Layoff Fears
Lots of very smart people. IBM has great capabilities to develop and debug cool products. Managers are generally skilled and bright enough not to micromanage. They let you do things your way as long as you get your job done.
Poor morale, caused by frequent layoffs.
Upper management doesn't share much information about the hardware division's future trajectory.
Pay raises and bonuses have been scarce for several years.
Slow cuts to staffing are not working for the company or its employees. A mission that is appropriate to our new staffing size needs to be clearly stated and then implemented. Start sharing more big-picture information.
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Engineer
Contacted for an interview, presented, and discussed hiring. They mentioned that if they needed to, they would create a position. They talked about housing in certain areas as if I were going to be offered and accept the position. I was offered the
Manufacturing Engineer
I was given a tour of the facility and interviewed with several different managers and engineers. I was also taken to lunch. I gave a presentation of my prior work and had several props. I even gave one prop to my host engineer; he loved it so much
Industrial Engineering
A first-line manager called for a 45-minute phone interview. They quizzed me with personality questions as well as questions on my overall knowledge of IE. My proximity to IBM was favorable. That was the extent of the process.
Engineer
East Fishkill, New York, United StatesJanuary 1, 2013Contacted for an interview, presented, and discussed hiring. They mentioned that if they needed to, they would create a position. They talked about housing in certain areas as if I were going to be offered and accept the position. I was offered the
Manufacturing Engineer
East Fishkill, New York, United StatesMarch 1, 2012I was given a tour of the facility and interviewed with several different managers and engineers. I was also taken to lunch. I gave a presentation of my prior work and had several props. I even gave one prop to my host engineer; he loved it so much
Industrial Engineering
East Fishkill, New York, United StatesApril 1, 2015A first-line manager called for a 45-minute phone interview. They quizzed me with personality questions as well as questions on my overall knowledge of IE. My proximity to IBM was favorable. That was the extent of the process.
