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Staff Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for less than 1 year
January 29, 2009
Rochester, Minnesota
1.0
Doesn't Recommend
Pros

Relaxed dress code. Flexible work hours.

Cons

IBM has no concern for the USA. Slimy management. Continual layoffs (resource actions). IBM management has decided to move away from the American worker in favor of the Indian and Chinese worker, even at the expense of the American economy and national security. Overall, it is not possible to feel good about supporting such an anti-American company. Their lies and deceit to American workers have shattered many dreams. IBM puts Americans in the unemployment line by the thousands and unethically tries to hide what they are doing.

Advice to Management

I don't blame senior management for taking jobs away from the United States to India. It is how you are doing it that is abhorrent.

Stop trying to make employees feel like they have any real prospects of a long-term job. Come clean on the numbers and plans.

Just admit that the current international economic situation dictates moving most of the jobs to India. Tell us just what your goal is in terms of number of employees per country and job site.

When you decided that 80% of the American jobs were going to be heading overseas, you should have told us and laid out the timelines. It is very dirty how you are trying to secretly do this. We all see what is going on, and it is a slap in the face that you won't just give us the hard facts.

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