IBM Princeton Reviews
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"Unbeatable work life balance bere" (in 4528 reviews)
"Work from Home best for female employees Growth rate is good" (in 4078 reviews)
"Work life balance especially to new mothers" (in 1085 reviews)
"Low Salary growth in comparison" (in 528 reviews)
Work life Balance
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at IBM full-time for more than 9 years
Pros
Perfect Work life balance, IT Services Giant, Fortune 500 clients, Dedication to Client's success and Globally integrate enterprise
Cons
Too much Process Oriented. Too many approvals required. Clients consider only for Services and not for consulting.
Advice to Management
Be more agressive
IBM2013-07-31OK company if you find the right job
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at IBM full-time for more than 6 years
Pros
IBM has a lot of smart people and interesting technology so if you find job in the right department you can learn a lot and enjoy working here.
Cons
IBM is a very bureaucratic organization and this ends up putting a lot of obstacles in the way of doing the right thing sometimes. The bureaucracy also makes it hard to get a raise or get a promotion
Advice to Management
Management needs to remove some of the bureaucracy and provide better chances for advancement. They also need to provide more coordination between different department as there is a lot of duplication of effort that is wasting resources.
IBM2016-11-24- Helpful (1)
IBM from Software QA Manager
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at IBM
Pros
For a majority of time I was there, I worked for one product line. Some areas of the company have good local managers / leadership, which helps to provide a good working atmosphere where an employee can feel fulfilled with their contributions. Salary seems to be a little better than average.
Cons
IBM is currently undergoing a complete transformation of it's business and business it deems 'not in its core' are being dismantled, with little regard to the intelligent resources that it affects. Outwardly, IBM states that it invests in its employees and will allow them to move from between divisions / products, but in reality it provides little support to those attempting to get education to keep up-to-date technically...
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First-line managers have little ability to reward key employees, and as a first-line manager I felt frustrated many times attempting to get employees rewarded or attempting to give employees opportunities to expand their knowledge base, while remaining productive.
IBM2016-09-22 Product Manager
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RecommendsI have been working at IBM full-time for more than 2 years
Pros
Open culture, work life balance
Cons
Nothing I experienced so far
Advice to Management
Good management style.
IBM2015-04-10My 15 yrs as an IBMer
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at IBM full-time for more than 20 years
Pros
GBS was pretty hard to handle with all the traveling, utilization, etc, but working as a consultant for different companies gave me a great deal of experience and exposure to pretty much all the experiences you want to have during your lifetime - from sad to funny, from beautiful to ugly. Exceeded pretty fast by working hard, and giving it my all. But that was when the economy was better.
Cons
Depending on which group you're working in, there are not too much personal relationship that you develop in GBS. The manager that supposed to rate you, doesn't work with you on a daily basis, and in most cases have never met you before. Reviews strickly rely on the people you work with that will report to this stranger who'll give you a rating your bonus, salary, and future depend on.
IBM2015-02-01Overall it was good.
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Doesn't RecommendI worked at IBM full-time for more than 20 years
Pros
In the beginning it was a very stable workplace.
Cons
Too much daily travel. Unpredictable amount of overtime.
IBM2014-05-15Good place to work
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at IBM full-time for more than 6 years
Pros
A lot of talented people to learn from and good place to gain new knowledge and experiences.
Cons
Bureaucracy which is inherent to large corporations wherein you spent a significant amount of your time focusing on the administrative processes to deliver a product to market.
IBM2014-05-07its been a blast
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at IBM full-time for more than 2 years
Pros
They have great opportunities in terms of career growth
Cons
Using lotus notes. replication of a lot of work between divisions.
IBM2013-06-03