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Be thankful you have a job

Software QA Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 9 years
April 19, 2017
Costa Mesa, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Some employees are still able to work from home.

Working for a company everyone and their grandmother recognizes.

You can use a Mac at work.

Very flexible work/life balance.

Cons

Heavy dog-fooding, using IBM products for everything.

Very little innovation using cutting-edge tools.

Little to no salary increases or bonuses; be thankful you have a job.

Heavy red tape, politics, and bureaucracy.

Always at risk to be laid off.

Advice to Management

Allow teams to work together collaboratively without worry to cost centers, divisions, or groups.

Stop cutting and demoralizing the workforce through layoffs.

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