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Not so good - no focus on people management whatsoever

Senior Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 20 years
December 23, 2013
Hopewell Junction, New York
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Decent salary, flexible work schedule.

Cons

No focus on people management. Too many managers or leaders interfering with actual work. Bonuses not good, stock options very rare. Atmosphere depressing. Very limited career advancement opportunities.

Advice to Management

There needs to be some effort put into trying to make employees happy/happier. Focusing only on technical issues is not enough. The technical work is the easiest thing to achieve; it is the communication between management and employees that seems to be severely broken. Management needs to understand that by the time someone comes with another offer in hand, it's usually too late to convince them to stay. In my case, it's not the money that has me upset; it's the total lack of respect for the employees that makes me angry.

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