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Voted off the island

Senior Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 20 years
January 17, 2014
Burlington, Vermont
3.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

IBM has great technical projects, amazing engineers, programmers, and scientists, and the horsepower to make things happen.

Cons

IBM has changed from the overly safe, job-for-life company it was before the 90's to a highly competitive employer constantly pruning the perceived bottom 10%. While teamwork is required to complete projects, rewards are focused on individuals. If you are highly skilled, competitive, and seek the limelight, go for it.

Advice to Management

Stop the mass layoffs when the company is clearly not in jeopardy.

It can be forgiven in the 90's when the company was spiraling out of control.

Not now.

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