IBM Employee Reviews for Technical Sales Engineer

"Big Blue is more focused on upper management today than a few years ago."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Autonomy on a day-to-day basis. Lots of tools to help you do your job."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If applying for an IT Specialist (presales engineer) position, stress your technical experience in their products or their competitors."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"For the past several years you've really had to fight to get even a cost of living raise. I saw a real drop-off in employee investment. It's a huge company that has probably lost touch with providing benefits. It's all business and no fun."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Start paying attention to the employees once again."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"I worked with some of the most talented people in the world including myself. It was great see the public use our products and our customers wanting to buy our product. I love working in development, test / quality organization and then go into technical sales. I love to demonstrate to customers why our products were better. The pay was good at first but soon commission pay was dissolved."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"How it transformed the retirement and medical away from the employees but still gave the executives all of the benefits. How IBM and other companies look at America worked as a commodity. They moved a lot work overseas for cheap labor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, they would not listen anyway."