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Good place to work; it could be better

Software Development
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 20 years
April 1, 2014
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
4.0
RecommendsNeutral Outlook
Pros
  • Excellent co-workers, both socially and technically
  • Some very interesting work
  • Above-average work environment
Cons
  • Overall direction sometimes drops "out of the sky".
  • Technical decisions are swayed by outside groups, which can affect team focus.
  • There can be lots of "busy work" that doesn't seem connected with team goals. (Granted, some is unavoidable in a large company, but still...)
Advice to Management

Choose good first-line management and let them run.

Business Management 101: Give them the authority to match their responsibility.

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