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They have seemingly 1000 products so it's definitely not fair to apply experiences with one of those, to all of the others. That said, I've hated the handful o
by rybosworld 3y ago
They have seemingly 1000 products so it's definitely not fair to apply experiences with one of those, to all of the others.
That said, I've hated the handful of IBM software products I've needed to use.
Another anecdote: I've never met a fellow developer that spoke highly of IBM. That includes the folks who used to work there.
I think it's remarkable how rare it is to meet someone that speaks highly of the company. Companies don't usually achieve such reputation without reason.
- gjadi 3y ago"There are two types of companies: the ones people complain about, and the ones nobody has heard of."
- makeitdouble 3y agoIn which camp do you put TSMC ?
- fallingknife 3y agoNobody has heard of. Ask people outside of tech and I bet <10% have heard of this company.
- asdfman123 3y agoLots of people have heard of them, but most of the people who have actually worked there speak Chinese.
- skeeter2020 3y agoFor a company that's done so much tech, and had such a huge impact on the computer industry, there are very few "true blue" IBMers who you can hold up as engineering pioneers. Tehy've always been bog-standard salesmen.
- dc-programmer 3y agoThey do get innovation points for inventing SQL (over 50 years ago)
- TigeriusKirk 3y agoMy college roommate has worked for IBM his entire career, over 30 years. He loves it there, obviously, and never seriously considered leaving.
- mynonameaccount 3y agoHe doesn't need to consider it, IBM will consider it for him
- raverbashing 3y agoLet me guess, he enjoys wearing a tie to work
- red-iron-pine 3y agoI never realized how much I hate ties until I spent 3+ years working essentially in t-shirts and jeans. Never again, outside of interviews or formal events (weddings, funerals, et al).
- red-iron-pine 3y ago> Another anecdote: I've never met a fellow developer that spoke highly of IBM. That includes the folks who used to work there. Worked with a buncha folks in the NC Research Triangle area, all former IBM. None had good things to say about the engineering culture there. Most did long stays regardless -- it's that kinda of org -- talking like 10+ years, but jumped to other companies like Red Hat (ha!), Clorox, Splunk, and Uni research after the last big shakeup.