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Average place to work

Staff Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for less than 1 year
March 2, 2012
Essex Junction, Vermont
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Nice atmosphere to work.

Fellow employees are easy to get along with.

IBM is reasonable about work/life balance.

Cons

The bottom line is profits and always cutting costs. Doing more with less, year after year, is the norm. Layoffs come quite often, and many good employees are unfortunately lost in the process.

Advice to Management

Be patient with the economy's ups and downs. Don't be so ultra-reactive to changes in the market when making cuts. This is especially true when dealing with laying off seasoned employees with much-needed knowledge and experience.

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