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I interned there too in 2011 and can testify that employee morale is ridiculously low. No one loves the company, the only people who were working hard were the

by mkaziz 12y ago

I interned there too in 2011 and can testify that employee morale is ridiculously low. No one loves the company, the only people who were working hard were the lifers who'd joined after college and were still there at 40 or 50.

iends 12y ago
This is why I left IBM (SWG) a few months ago. When I turned in my notice after 1.5 years at IBM, people, including very senior people and managers, cheered me on saying things like "I wish I could leave" or "I put my notice in 6 months ago but they gave me a huge raise...". When the financial gimmicks run out, IBM is absolutely screwed because they've been cannibalizing their most valuable asset for short term shareholder value.
- smackfu 12y ago
  I know a bunch of people only hanging out because they think they'll get laid off anyways and IBM severance + unemployment isn't so bad.
  - erichurkman 12y ago
    Isn't it easier to look for a job when you're not competing with 8,000 other laid off people?
    - iends 12y ago
      Perhaps, but if you've been at IBM for 10 years, 6 months of doing nothing but collecting your pay check probably sounds really good.
    - smackfu 12y ago
      IBM is a slow trickle kind of lay-off place. So there are always lay-offs happening.