I will say IBM is run on sticking to procedures and tried and true methods. It may not be the most inspiring workplace, but it gets things done. I can't say it's what I prefer, but just a bit of insight. This doesn't apply to all subsidiaries, teams, and groups, but by and large this is what I see.
Well, spent the first 3 years of my life and literally fell sick at being treated like kid playing with fire..:-P.. a master's degree,1yr in a startup and 1 year freelancing later am just beginning to find some semblance of balance between the pressures..
I should say, within any one team working on something these procedures are used to get things done. I don't speak for the company as a whole but this seems to be the precedent for most.
