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79% of the CEO
Virginia Rometty
Current Employee – been working at IBM
Pros – Learn a lot , good people , interesting work ,
Cons – no growth , lack of career support
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2011-01-19 13:17 PST
Former Employee – worked at IBM
Pros – Very Strong in its procedures
Relaxed work environment
Lot of scope for learning
Experience of working in a large company
Cons – The process of recognizing and awarding good performers can be improved.
May not always get the visibility and attention that you would get in a small company.
Advice to Senior Management – Better hiring policies
More concern towards training and induction of fresh hires.
Need to do a better job at recognizing and awarding good performers.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2011-01-20 15:07 PST
Current Employee – been working at IBM
Pros – Great company with excellent history; Number of jobs available; Learning Opportunities
Cons – Pay is less compared to other companies; Rigid with few things
Advice to Senior Management – None
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2011-01-19 08:27 PST
Former Employee – worked at IBM
Pros – Great company, culture, work environment, internal training programs, opportunity to grow
Cons – They keep moving jobs offshore
Advice to Senior Management – They lay off great talented people here and move jobs offshore. Not a great strategy but does save cost
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2011-01-19 19:05 PST
Current Employee – been working at IBM
Pros – You will have the opportunity to work on the biggest projects.
Cons – You work for the largest consulting agency and the largest developer population, having your voice heard is hard.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2011-01-19 19:54 PST
Current Employee – been working at IBM
Pros – Brand name
Flexible work timings
Work life balance
Career growth
Cons – Horribly low pay
Inconsistent Organisational Policies
Cost Cutting
Everything is Manager Driven and nothing is possible if you are not in the good book of manager
Performance ratings are bogus
Advice to Senior Management – Please have consistent Organisational policies.Stabilise wages to market level.Please communicate with your resources frequently
2011-01-11 08:58 PST
Current Employee – been working at IBM
Pros – cool environment, good work culture, flexiblity of work
Cons – salary is not good, if they offer good salary while joining then don't expect any hike next 2- 3 yrs
Advice to Senior Management – salary and hike needs reconsideration
2011-01-12 08:18 PST
1 person found this helpful
Former Employee – worked at IBM
Pros – work was interesting at times
Cons – long hours can be required.
Advice to Senior Management – just make sure you are ready to work hard when you are needed.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2011-01-12 14:50 PST
Current Employee – been working at IBM
Pros – Great Health Benefits
Telework
Lots of Opportunity
Great technology stack
Cons – Lack of communication from management
Unreasonable quotas
Too much red-tape
Not a team feel in sales
Advice to Senior Management – Be more involved with mentoring, teaching
2011-01-12 05:59 PST
1 person found this helpful
Current Employee – been working at IBM
Pros – Working with experience and friendly employees.
Cons – A little disorganized and not enough equipment support.
Advice to Senior Management – More leadership.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2011-01-04 22:55 PST
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