I've watched the same pattern for years. The people who get promoted aren't the ones doing the best work. They're the ones talking the loudest about their work. I come in, hit my numbers, solve problems, meet every deadline. I don't make a fuss about it. I just do it. And every time a project comes up or a position opens, it goes to someone who spends all their time in meetings telling everyone how great they are.
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I worked with a guy who would just talk talk talk and brown nose the manager. I was the lead for one of the big business units on the account was on. They were big screamers and when I became the lead you didn't hear a peep from them. When review time came the talker got a 2+ while me not a brown noser got only a 2
You know what, this situation also heppen in grad school. My advisor like student who always look exciting or talking with happy attitude. He even humilate a student who look shy but at least bring some update during meeting. And he has stong cooperation with IBM lol
Boy oh boy, people sure hate IBM. People who used to work there hate it, and people who currently work there hate it. It seems like the only people who don't hate IBM are people who've never worked there. And the executive crooks raking in millions. I think my morale would be really low if I worked at IBM and had to work on some meaningless project that I knew wasn't worth my sp-t. And all the while with those RAs hanging over my head... Golly that would su-k. I sure hope you IBMers are in therapy.
@cs
i am not sure flooding the company with indians was part of the culture earlier
i am pretty sure a couple of decades ago no one thought twice about india
funny, i didn't think genetics worked that quickly
@c9
interesting, controlled opposition
not very subtle though
Former IBMer here...the answer to the OP's question is: It's part of the culture. The OP already knows this ("I've watched the same pattern for years"), but still asks why?
It's part of a culture that has been going on for decades...ever since the first RA all those years ago. There's no deeper reason than that. In an environment where everyone can be canned at any time, a lot of people will strut like peacocks showing their colorful feathers. They think (with some justification I might add) that increased visibility to management will help them keep their jobs a while longer.
Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. It won't stop those people from trying.
@b9 "(3) raise their hand for extra work" = "I'll say and su-k whatever you want. Just don't ask me to do anything technical."
@b9 in Albany they are putting people on coaching plans and PIPs just if their achievements are not visible to upper management saying not performing at band level
Here's why:
In a company with ~ 290,000 employees, the ones who move up are the ones who (1) standout and contribute to the bottomline, (2) support corporate initiatives, (3) raise their hand for extra work and (4) make sure people know about it. The reality is, if you are a reliable/meets expectations employee and you are not standing out, your name is not mentioned in the rooms where promotions are decided.
@ah
it is a sh-t show much like india
less intelligent folks who are corrupt
decisions were made to get as much money in their (executives, majority shareholders) pockets as quickly as possible
@OP simple. IBM intentionally hired an Indian CEO and India you have people judged by what caste they are in. IBM since Gerstner has chased cheap offshore labor to prop up the stock price for executive bonuses. Below is the Indian caset system at a high level and IBM's Indian CEO Arvind Krishna talking about remaking IBM based on age, s-x, skin color etc which is illegal. IBM now recuits, hires, trains, promotes, retains incompetent people because they think they are saving money. Combine all of that and the new IBM trick after going all in with DEI and WOKE is hiring RCG recent college grads (IBM is bragging who needs a degree) and telling the world RCGs + AI is better than experienced people.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0u74BDiAjN/
The Indian caste system is a complex, thousands-year-old social hierarchy consisting of four main varnas (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras) and thousands of jatis (sub-castes). It divides society based on traditional occupations and birth, with Dalits traditionally existing outside this system.
This is the Albany site, it looks like promotions and moves are mostly going to small group of preferred employees. Everyone knows exactly who they are, it is like worst-kept secret. Even if other people do much better work or have bigger achievements, still the same people get the promotions or best roles.
If you compare contributions honestly, many others are way ahead, but this never counts. Same privileged chosen few keep getting all chances again and again.
Because of this, many feel the process is not fair. It really looks like merit does not matter, and transparency is missing in how decisions are made
@OP Simple - they need a few "pillars" - intelligent, dependable, conscientious staff who actually know what they're doing - to remain where they are and keep doing the job.
The folks who end up training their new superiors.
It's time to go.