Author: StuckOnTheTarmac

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My Perspective on IBM

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Oct 5, 2007 8:55 AM EST

You want to know what its like here GBS? Here's the stereotypical
croud:

1. Burned out 35-50 year old guy who worked in the industry for 10-20
years making lateral movements across his company. IBM/ACN/ put his
company through an oracle/SAP/ and now IBM hired him as
a "consultant" to come in as a band 7/band 8 because they needed to
staff a project that was oversold and understaffed.

2. Ex PwC guy at the band 10/Band D level who still sells large scale
ERP implementation projects successfully and then struggles to
deliver the project because the gene pool is so diluted below band
10.

3. New college hire who wanted to get into "real" consulting, like
corporate business strategy. Got rejected from M/B/B/ and is now a
consultant for GBS. He is now starting to realize that 95% of
all "consulting" from an IBM/ACN/ work is implementing ERP packages.
He/she is probably a PMA (or being shuffled around without any luck
in being staffed) on a project taking care of project financials and
not building on any true skillset.

4. An offshore Indian resource who recently got his lifelong dream
fulfilled. He is now onshore with the Global Delivery Model and
coding up a storm. He is so happy to be working for IBM, making boat
loads of money, and remaining at the bottom of the food chain for the
rest of his career.