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Clueless and Not Succeeding

Senior Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 20 years
August 12, 2013
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Many of the old IBM ways still exist, such as lots of great 1st line managers who used to get lots of training in how to be a great manager, lots of team spirit and willingness to be helpful, and some optimism still remains.

Cons

This is no longer a fun place to work. Middle and senior management think it's all about them and their careers, not the products. Also, there are not enough people left to produce good products any longer. Quality is severely suffering. Everyone works from home, so it's like everyone has checked out, just collecting paychecks.

Advice to Management

Go back to the old IBM culture that used to work so well, which fundamentally included respecting and empowering your employees. Also, you are not all Steve Jobs, so by all of you senior managers sticking your noses so deeply into everything, you are grinding the normal development processes to a snail's crawl and frustrating everyone.

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