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Good Start, Bad Management

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 9 years
January 15, 2019
Detroit, Michigan
3.0
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Good Place to Start in the Field of IT

Great Training Great People

Cons

Too many people managers/project managers.

Project managers outweigh the workforce at IBM, and many times projects fail because there are not enough workers on the projects, or they throw the wrong or underqualified people at the project.

Development Centers are run by their own set of rules, opposed to IBM Corporate.

Pay is about 20% less than the local industry average.

Advice to Management

IBM is too focused on project management and people managing. There is no reason a talented employee should be answering to 5-7 non-technical managers expecting hourly spreadsheets.

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