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Huge company with some exceptional people, but it gets in its own way. Poor people management, excellent financial management

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 6 years
July 1, 2013
San Jose, California
4.0
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Pros

Deep pockets and technology to properly fund and support interesting projects.

A great wealth of talented people to draw from, many of whom go on to start other companies.

Good social and technical interaction between employees all over the world leads to excellent teaming.

Acquisitions have been very well chosen.

Cons

Inconsistent management, too much politics, and no long-term measurement of management decisions.

Acquisitions are not well integrated quickly enough. Focus on process may unnecessarily scare away good talent, since most of it is trivial.

Advice to Management

Trust your technical talent and help smooth the way for them to succeed.

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