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Not bad if you don't mind corporate politics and churn

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 4 years
September 4, 2019
Cleveland, Ohio
3.0
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros
  • Broad latitude to work with the technologies that interest me.
  • Plenty of opportunity for self-improvement.
  • Relatively low stress/pressure.
Cons
  • Frequent directional pivots due to internal politicking and reactionism.
  • Difficult to get promoted, even when deserved.
  • A lot of the work I'm given doesn't seem that valuable to the company.
Advice to Management

Focus on empowering your best people and give them time to succeed. I see a lot of frankly incompetent middle managers making objectively poor decisions for political reasons, while the best technical and thought leaders spin their wheels waiting for clear requirements.

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