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Good People, Toxic Politics

Software Enablement
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 20 years
July 17, 2013
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Some of the people, flexibility to work at home.

Cons

massive layers of management, incredibly dense politics, no concern for customers/product users.

Advice to Management

Get rid of at least three layers of upper management. For my team of eight, there are ten layers of management. So there are more managers than workers.

How is that necessary?

Change the employee rating system. Develop products that work and that people like. Stop looking at short-term profit, which you make by cost-cutting and not by truly delighting your customers.

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