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Wonderful place to get experience on how an IT shop should be run

Software Development
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for less than 1 year
December 25, 2011
3.0
Pros

You will learn software design and database programming.

Opportunities to advance technically are good.

Management are former "geeks" - software developers, DBAs, sys ops, etc.

Cons

Cast system: If you are a contractor, there is no advancement, some furloughs, and no raises, and you are never hired full-time. IBM employees get reviews, advancement, and raises/bonuses.

Advice to Management

If you want to stop the brain drain, you are going to have to hire some people for IBM. Hiring youngsters fresh from campus or abroad is not going to save you.

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