On 8/22/14, 1:08 PM, Bill Arnold wrote:
Very good choice, Ed.
You'll probably need the suit/tie for conferences such as SHARE
Developers don't wear suits and ties. Management, bean-counter, and
lawyer types may. Although I know a program manager at IBM San Jose that
wears jeans, tennis shoes, and t-shirt almost every day, and get the
feeling that's pretty much the norm at IBM even into the lower ranks of
management. It's the norm in Silicon Valley as a whole, anyway.
Perhaps dress codes are still more formal in other parts of the country,
so excuse me if I'm stating things from inside a bubble, but personally
I see a suit and a tie and I duck out of the way. Maybe that's their intent.
If you intend to rise through the ranks, relocating from time to time is
pretty essential
Depends on what you want. Sure, you turn down some opportunities by
holding on to things that matter more to you. But you can't really (IMO)
rise much higher than a senior developer. Because then you get into
management and honestly I'd rather be washing dishes. Well, I guess I
could be CEO. :)
You'll be so happy with the depth and breadth of documentation (and
knowledge resources in general) available on every subject.
IBM's a pretty good technical resource, but is there really so much
these days inside IBM that they don't publish online?
Paul
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