This past week was my first week as a full-time employee at IBM. I had previously worked there for what amounted as 2 years as an intern. The 3-month summer gig where I stayed on for 2 years gave me a perspective of the company many people don’t have.
From my discussions with friends and family, the perception of IBM is that it is either on the way down and out but that it is a huge corporate giant and therefore a comfortable job (until you lose it to outsourcing).
To that end, I would like to point everyone to a recent article in the NY Times that does a good job of summarizing the recent strategic shifts in company and why my software development job is secure.
The big take-away is that innovation and business decisions still occur in the States. Application of our technologies (known as Services) and maintainence of our software occurs everywhere and is often outsourced.
Disclaimer: IBM is my current employer
