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Good place to work, if you can put up with big company bureaucracy

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 4 years
May 8, 2015
Westford, Massachusetts
4.0
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Pros

Decent benefits. Clearly defined paths towards career advancement. Support telecommuting and remote employees very well.

Cons

Horrific bureaucracy.

Everything takes 40 forms, 30 approvals.

A great deal of politics involved with pretty much everything.

The well-defined structure and processes often impair the ability to innovate or "get outside the box" to solve a problem.

Advice to Management

Concentrate more on the person, their accomplishments, talents, and goals – and less on "filling the squares". Put your subordinates first; take care of them, and they will take care of you.

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