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Too big and too political

Staff Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 6 years
March 5, 2014
Markham, Ontario
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Big company, many fields you can work on or learn.

Very computer science and has good, smart colleagues to guide you.

Work time is flexible once you master your work. For me, no overtimes.

Cons

Too big and too political. Wasting resources and time all the time.

The evaluation process is just discouraging people to "work hard" rather than to "work smart."

Very likely to have the trend of missing middle-level good people: either young fresh students or old "senior" people who are more likely to "work smart" but getting the high pay instead of getting things done.

Advice to Management

Treat your employees first! Not your customers or stockholders!

Your customers will only pay you if you have good product and service, which are created and supported by good and happy employees! Not because you have happy stockholders!!!

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