Anyone want to share their thoughts on the experience of going through an IBM internal "Transformation?" (basically its a reorg)
I know a lot of shared services teams in F&O went through them
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The good reorgs are where the old timers with no skills that complain on here get let go and make room for us blue collars who actually want to learn and innovate.
But mostly it’s just moving the excel and PowerPoint masters to a new resting home to collect a measly paycheck until they retire.
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Meet the the new boss, same as the old boss.
Lots of effort spent on moving chairs around instead of doing a real work.
As a result, something always got lost in the process - people, knowledge, useful tools or applications.
Reorg without a crystal clear strategy is a waste.
The reorgs ended up being a nothing burger when it's all said and done.
You get a new manager and cubicle location, but stay on same accounts.
Manager is new so they have the perfect excuse not to give you a raise.
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