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Great while it lasted - demoralizing when there were layoffs (and now it's my turn)

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 20 years
July 9, 2013
Austin, Texas
5.0
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Highly competent pool of people to work with and learn from.

Great technology and chances to contribute.

Cons

Upper management is ruthless when it comes to quarterly earnings.

Jargon (e.g., "interlock") takes getting used to.

Advice to Management

I like the Unilever approach better—don't give quarterly earnings predictions. Build morale in your employees. A lot of other highly competent workers will leave IBM to avoid their own turn with layoffs.

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