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Layers of politics and managers covering very deficient products

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 2 years
January 23, 2014
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

It looks good on your CV. Decent work-life balance and a relaxed environment. Very low expectations overall.

Cons

It is a monster company, and sometimes it looks like it is out of control.

Products and services are generally outdated, and their features overlap, resulting in huge inefficiencies.

Nobody can be bothered to care about that. There is pressure to work on your small-picture area, and it would be useless anyway since the scale of the technical field has grown way beyond tractability.

Also, hordes of managers not really adding much value.

Advice to Management

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