Hi Paul, > 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. ----------------------------- As a developer I did dress informally most of the time. Just saying that a person going into a career with IBM should have one 'uniform' available because it will be necessary (or helpful) in some cases, particularly those involving representing the company. I am talking about NYC and Westchester. Maybe it's different in CA and Texas. --------------------------------- > 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. :) ---------------------------- By 'rise through the ranks' I did mean management. ---------------------------- > 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? ----------------------------------- Well, there's RETAIN. Lots of links, but here's a mention: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RETAIN It's a long established system that may have been upgraded since I last used it, but I'm not seeing that. Anyone can get Redbooks, which are really good http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/ I could go on and on, but my point is that the difference between researching tech issues within the IBM world is a whole different experience then MS and other PC-related technologies. The company has books for everything and they are thorough down to the last detail. And if you still need help you can reach people anywhere within the IBM world. Bill _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/003901cfbe57$48a48f10$d9edad30$@h2officesolutions.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
