Need some tips on overcoming anti-IBM bias while searching for a new job - I think most of us here understand fairly well what I mean by this.
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"From what I have read on this message board I concur"... Thanks for the post, Ginny. But, I work with a whole lot of IBMers in my position, and I can tell you that the vast majority are pretty demoralized, pissed off, and looking over their shoulder. Can you blame them? Ye reap what ye sow.
From what I have read on this message board I concur with the individual who made the original post. This board is filled with IBMers who feel a sense of entitlement and who believe that the the world owes them a secure, well-paying job until retirement.
The IBMers here believe their jobs are a birthright and now feel betrayed. The real world isn't what they are deluded into thinking. Companies exist only to maximize value for their shareholders and they will shed jobs without a second thought. But the people on this board seem to think that companies are here to provide employment.
I realize that this website in no way represents an accurate cross-section of all IBM employees and that only those who want to vent are on this site. Nonetheless they should be grateful for many things: they were well-paid for their years of service, they get to put IBM on their résumés and they are leaving with 30 days of severance along with the services of an outplacement agency. But instead all I see on this board is griping and whining.
If I were a hiring manager and I based my opinion of IBM employees strictly on what I have read on this message board then I would never hire any former IBMers. Their true colors are apparent and they are far too ungrateful, bitter and feel a sense of entitlement.
I would not worry too much about this, drop the jargon and shine in the interview - you'll be fine
I think the OP is asserting that our clients and customers do not like us much at all and that they form negative opinions about IBM practitioners and sales folks based on this. This in turn may not be helpful when seeking a job at a customer/client.
I think it's real, when interviewing, emphasize skills and traits that are opposite to negatively perceived traits that IBM as a company has (overly aggressive, rigid, overpriced, slow, bully etc)
I don't.