IBM Reviews

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

Pros – Best in the space we operate; run by values and ethics, flexible, innovation, thought leader, powered and backed up best research teams.

Cons – I could only see pros and cannot honestly think of any cons.

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

Former Employee – worked at IBM as a contractor for more than 7 years

Pros – The people are smart and they know their jobs. Pleasure to work with

Cons – I have nothing bad to say about them

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at IBM full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – All the people I worked with were friendly, professional and very helpful. They paid well and had great opportunities for your career path.

Cons – I worked for FileNet that was acquired by IBM, so my experience may not reflect a typical IBM employee. I have heard that there is a lot more red tape now with a bigger company.

Advice to Senior Management – I don't have any advice for management.

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

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

Pros – Work -life balance: flexible work schedule, work from home.

Cons – Pay scales low compared to equivalent opportunities outside IBM

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

Former Employee – worked at IBM

Pros – Technology leaders.
Excellent benefits.
Ability to consult for leading companies.
Extensive training opportunities.

Cons – Extensive travel.
Work life balance is not the best.

Advice to Senior Management – Constant mentoring is the key to maintaining satisfaction and growth.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at IBM full-time

Pros – IBM has a lot of complex projects which allows you to gain a lot of Business Perspective.

Cons – Lot of IBM departments work like individual companies and therefore, it is very exhausting to get job done across various units.

Advice to Senior Management – More interaction with employees and profit sharing.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Good work and life balance

Cons – Salary is less compared to other companies

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 – Hi tech company who excels at being the leader and the innovator for hi end computer related technology such as servers.

Cons – Can not compete when something becomes a commodity. So you always need to be in a developing part of the business, not in what becomes a commodity

Advice to Senior Management – Lead more from your strategy and less from wall street's response each quarter

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Lots of flexibility to work in a variety of capacities with a variety of technologies. I could imagine staying at IBM forever and not getting bored.

Cons – Nearly exclusive focus on shareholder value at the expense of employee morale.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus more on the longevity of this 100+ year old company, than on short term stock performance.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend