What needs to change to make the company culture better at IBM?

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17 Answers from Employees at IBM

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Quit moving all the jobs/positions out of the USA, quit bringing people into the USA on work visas. Invest in employees (pay, training).

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There are a lot of "dead-wood " executives there making a lot of money ... And upper management turns the other way.

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IBM is pushing co-location = move or lose your job the result is low morale and decreased productivity.

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The company's environment is horrible, people feel threatened and always at risk of being laid off

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Fairness, justice. Manager activities need to be scrutinized minutely for misuse of power and authority

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They need to value their employees more and compensate them fairly, especially U.S. workers

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Fix bureaucratic processes. Give everyone the authority required to do their job.

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More socializing and bringing diverse view on topics and discussion lead to innovation

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The constant layoffs, reorganizations and sale of core assets needs to stop.

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Depends on your office but most ibm offices have high walled cubes.

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Open communication, investment in staff skills. Retrain vs replace

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Better training/learning in the subject areas.

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Org structures need to be flattened.

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The CEO & upper management

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worst place to work

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Reduce the bureaucracy.

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Stop co-location