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As a former IBMer, these are colpeltemy legitimate questions. I can certainly vouch for the “pressure cooker†atmosphere and high turnover. What social benefit is it to have migrants to your town that are stressed out? You can split the Dubuque IBMers in 4 categories:1. Older IBMers that worked for the company before in other IBM locations that were told to be laid off or move to Dubuque. Most of these older employees do not actually live in Dubuque, but commute most weekends back to their hometowns. The lucky(?) ones are vested in the pension program and is probably one of their sole motivations to stay at IBM. IBM no longer has a pension program, it was destroyed by the executives years ago.2. Contractors – Not treated very well. Frequent furloughs, no overtime available to them, and only get minimal benefits that Artech provides for them. Low pay and high turnover.3. College hires – Paid well below that “45000 averageâ€, frequent turnover.4. Professionals Lured in by IBM's name, but realize the job is stressful and not worth the low pay. How low? 20-40% of standard MIDWEST rates for a similar position. Frequent turnover. So you have a population of IT people that do not trust IBM to provide a long-term career and do not want to live in Dubuque. Only thing that is missing to make IBM Dubuque a more miserable experience is round after round of layoffs that go on at their Poughkeepsie, Boulder, Raliegh, and Atlanta sites. The people of Dubuque deserve better.
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Nabila
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