Ample Opportunities, Competitive Culture
Ample Opportunities, Competitive Culture
There were a lot of opportunities at IBM. Their broad range of products and services created ample opportunity to move in almost any direction desired.
BTW, I originally worked for Informix Software, where I was Principal Technical Architect. Informix was then acquired by IBM. I left IBM back in 2002 -- the system doesn't allow for older entries, so I note that here.
I would say that aggressive people probably fit best at IBM.
I never felt that employees worked together and supported each other as I had experienced in other companies, even though the model at that time was that of a matrix organization.
All-in-all, it seemed to me to be mostly a very competitive environment.
I don't really have any advice for management. Obviously, they are very successful doing what they are doing, with almost 400,000 employees.
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