
Salary is higher here than at an agency job.
Attrition on the design team
Work life balance
We're talented, not afraid to hit the books on technical domains, humble.
The studio, at least, is a safe space for designers to practice their craft. Other enterprise companies disrespect their design department.
Way too many meetings. The company says it's agile–but it's not. Agile just means "leadership wants you to work fast and do what we say"
Noticeable attrition on the design teams. We were recruited with a vision for a long career at IBM but reality is you will just make wireframes forever.
Demand for my job is high in the tech industry. I wish IBM would match what other companies are willing to pay. It's better for my career to go elsewhere.
Too many cooks in the kitchen. There are as many managers, leads, and VPs than individual contributors. Alignment is difficult–I'd rather have a direction that fails so we can pivot, than spend a year flip-flopping and shipping something lukewarm.