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Either it is a good product or a sad product

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 4 years
May 4, 2021
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3.0
Pros

If you are working on a good product, you will be busy.

If you are working on a bad product, prepare to get downsized,adios, or lucky – someone might take you in for your talent.

Cons

If you are doing a good product, you will be very busy, but it's okay. Time goes by fast, and you are happy.

If you are working on a crap product or one that does not sell, you still work like crazy, just not rewarded.

Advice to Management

Good and bad ones...

Ppl managers are juggling between ridiculous shoe-shiners or sad, silent people that perform well. Sometimes, you just don't get rewarded because you don't know how to shine shoes.

In this case, to work here, bring a good, branded shoe shiner.

I had it worse locally, but my offshore manager rewarded me because she sees my talent despite being 25,000 miles away. The local managers are sad jokes.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
3.0

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