Endicott.
Thank you.
"I loved working for IBM, but, as I look back, I didn't realize how little money I was making in exchange for "job security" and the prestige of working for Big Blue."
One of our guys IBM-GEM PACOPS went on to management - took early retirement - got called back by a subsidiary worked for them for a while and now has a retirement income of 80K -I'm not saying that everyone did this - just that those who were in key positions really got taken care of.
One of the guys at NKP still works for Big Blue - they offer him more and more every year - to keep him from retiring - time off - trips you name it - he is one of the few programmers left on the planet that can still make the ancient monsters work! (we are getting together with a few old IBMers and LRL (Lawrence Rad Lab) types for Easter in Livermore - he and his wife will be there)
Sales guys in IBM are making a killing now, but, back in the 80s and 90s, anybody who made quota in July got a quota increase.
I never liked that, and have never experienced it in any other company I've worked for since.
It was a way to control earnings, and I missed a couple of Golden Circles because I made quota too early.
But, overall, I enjoyed selling for IBM. We won a hell of a lot more than we lost.