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Low Stress, Low Challenge

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 2 years
May 23, 2017
Lowell, Massachusetts
3.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

On my team, there is a good work-life balance, and it is generally low-stress. I'm also fairly well compensated.

Cons

It's a large company, so there can be some bureaucracy.

My role isn't very challenging, with little room for innovation.

I also seem to have a fair number of incompetent colleagues.

A lot of legacy code.

Advice to Management

Be more involved with what your employees are doing and have measurable or quantifiable ways to judge performance. Also, the interview process could be more rigorous.

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