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Everything is either mandatory or forbidden

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 20 years
June 4, 2013
Lenexa, Kansas
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

IBM is stable and has good benefits and salary.

Cons

Too much bureaucracy. Too short-sighted in the sense of sacrificing long-term benefits for short-term achievements. Penny wise and pound foolish.

Advice to Management

Why pretend my opinion matters?

Don't offer me courses on how to be a better parent at the same time you are telling me that nights and weekends are mandatory for months on end.

Don't tell people they can still have their Friday vacation day, but they are expected to work that Saturday and Sunday.

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