IBM Reviews

Current Employee – been working at IBM full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Flexible work schedule is great and education benefits are excellent.

Cons – The size of the organization often leaves the individual feeling disconnected with little face-to-face contact.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at IBM as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Access to a vast range of resources (financial and otherwise) for research, excellent mentoring system for research interns and strong encouragement to be creative. Excellent pay for research interns, excellent benefits (housing) and relocation offered.

Cons – Few work related cons, except that I interend over the winter and no transport was available from housing unlike in the summer. TJ Watson is very isolated and impossible to reach by public transport. Taxis are not expensive though (Typ 15-20$ from TJ Watson to Mt Kisco)

Advice to Senior Management – Keep running the research intern program, and perhaps consider a little closer how to coordinate interns who do not intern during the main summer block

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at IBM full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Leading Edge Technology, great advancement opportunities for career-starters

Cons – Limited Advancement Opportunities for Long-time employees

Advice to Senior Management – Stop hoarding the best opportunities and cash rewards for your 'favorites'

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at IBM full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Work - Life balance Flexibility
Expand Skills and Knowledge through various program opportunities

Cons – Career growth in the US is stagnate.
Job roles are moving oversees
Compensation is limited

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IBM full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Big name company, good brand recognition

Cons – Tries to "reinvent the wheel" with software weaker than the competition, too much software and brands

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IBM full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Innovative, inspiring, forward thinking, and conservative

Cons – many overlay positions with low value add

Advice to Senior Management – cultivate your people to grow and move jobs to enrich a fulfilling career

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at IBM full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – - always nice to have the big blue tag to your name
- company as big as this, you are bound to have a ton of resources (maybe sometimes too much)
- they are making great investmentsin several areas towards where the industry is headed
- they have the vision
- stability, what more can you ask for?
- benefits are decent
- work/life balance

Cons – - too much bureaucracy - can get really political
- there are too many people who have been working in the company for so long...and they don't seem to do much
- pay is OK, can be better

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IBM full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Flexible hours, location of work.

Cons – Large company, lots of information to learn and keep up with.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at IBM

Pros – Flexible, dynamic, diversity, training, projects

Cons – Many hours, many layers, raise

Former Employee – worked at IBM full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – IBM's solid benefits, a stable career path, and a reliable customer base make for a comfortable long-term work environment.

Cons – Difficulty competing with more innovative startups, extensive bureaucracy, and in-fighting between internal brands and products can sometimes make for a frustrating experience.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your teams in the field and try to think outside the box occasionally. Stop building shareholder return by minimizing profit sharing bonuses.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend