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Sam and Ginni killed this company

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 20 years
July 18, 2015
Portland, Oregon
1.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Many smart and hard-working individual contributors. It was a decent place to work in the early to mid-2000s.

Cons

Weak and short-sighted upper management. Lack of ethical and transparent middle and upper management. Too much back-stabbing and turf-grabbing. The yearly review process is a scam. The merit increases are a woeful joke. Much lower pay compared to the rest of the industry.

Advice to Management

Even though I left voluntarily, the next round of cuts should come at the VP level and above. The company is way too top-heavy and full of low-hanging fruit to prune.

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