IBM Reviews in Chicago, IL Area

Pros

Clean. I dont think that we even have janitores but we might. This place is a great place to work.

Cons

Pay. The pay alone is the only reason to stay. The company needs to bw re organized for sure asap.

Advice to Senior Management

How about you all take a minimum of 5 courses at a mJor university on how to effectivdly run a company

Pros

IBM has a pretty great benefits package. In addition, if you're *very* lucky, you have the chance to do some cutting edge development or research.

Cons

IBM is very much a bloated corporation. There is insufficient attrition of poor quality workers and a lack of inspirational vision from the leadership.

Pros

Brand name of IBM
work life balance is ok for a consulting firm

Cons

Bureaucratic
slow, low efficient
not really strategy consulting

Pros

Work/life balance.
Exposure to various things in tech.
Ability to contribute and drive projects.

Cons

The usual that comes with large companies in terms of idea time-to-market.

Pros

The benefits, such as health benefits and 401K are very good. Resources within IBM are great as well. The intranet and all its contents are great resources for employees at IBM.

Cons

I do not enjoy working for such a large company. There is excessive regulation and rigid conformity to formal rules working for such a large company where I have never had that working for other companies in the past. By being a consultant that travels, we have to file taxes in each state we travel to. The per diem rates we receive through IBM are considerably lower then that of the GSA federal rates and we as the employee lose out in the end.

Advice to Senior Management

I enjoy working for my manager. The only feedback I have for the leaders at IBM is to communicate with your employees as well as listen to what each employee has to say.

Pros

IBM is a large company with a number of horizontal opportunities. Acquire a mentor and you can move around and be protected.

Cons

IBM is a product based company and the sales force is secondary. Territories are changed frequently regardless of customer relationships. Revenue is the basis for all decisions. Your experience will depend on your manager, some good, some bad. There is a culture of protection among the management team.

Advice to Senior Management

Revenue is the culture among first line management and some have lost sight of the customer the most important part of the equation.

Pros

Awesome, intelligent coworkers. Family atmosphere. People are honest. Great to spend time together. Generous travel budgets. Best networking opportunities and respect from industry hands down. Great tech. Easy to sell. Hot trends like Analytics and tablets.

Cons

Goals to hit stock prices are leading to low salaries and promotions. Too focused on the business and not on identifying top performers.

Advice to Senior Management

Cut the fat! If someone seems lazy but have been there for 20 years, get rid of them for super stars. You can sell the brand, but who will make the opportunities if complacent people with tons of experience pushing work to others are left!

Pros

Good experience with products
Little travel
Training

Cons

Out of touch management
Little or no emphasis on technical skills
Job was account manager with a technical degree-not what I want
Difficult co workers - overly aggressive and verbally abusive environment
Benefits were bad

Advice to Senior Management

Get in touch with your employees
Stop the bullying
Make work environment tolerable
Provide better healthcare benefits
Stop taking away benefits from the employees
Palmisano needs to take a pay cut

Pros

Great benefits, decent pay, good managment, good working conditions, advancement opportunities, training provided, fair treatment for employees, cutting edge technology

Cons

They need to stop off shoring work to other counties. The company is too involved to meeting the stock holders profits.

Pros

It's a big company with big opportunities

Cons

It's a big company with many layers of management

Advice to Senior Management

Think big