Is there any proof that the technical work for IBM is sent out to Indian boiler rooms with very high turnover? Or is this just based on some belief that any software in India must automatically be shitty?
I worked for a firm that sold IBM products. We had a horde of developers in India. Is that the proof you want? Some teams there was particularly great. Other's not so much. Turnover though was EXTREMELY high.
I wouldn't agree with the high turnover part. Its as much as in other similar sized companies.
Its just that most of my colleagues hate the software made by IBM, its slow, a pain to use and has a tendency to make things very very complicated. You cannot build great stuff with mediocre tools.
The IT industry has moved on to leaner and simpler tools and platforms. IBM, atleast the GBS group, is basically a sales company.
Note : I worked in IBM GBS for a year before I left for more interesting and rewarding jobs. This was in 2008 though.
A while back i was in a hostel in England. I met someone who claimed they were an IBM consultant. After testing his technical prowess verbally there were a few holes but he was very apt. He seemed legit or he was able to fool me. I always wondered what an IBM consultant is doing in a hostel unless he is from India and he wanted to keep his cost down. England is pretty expensive. That is what i was doing. This doesn't mean he is ineffective at his job. It just means there was an Indian person claiming to be an IBM consultant while staying in a hostel. :)
