Working at IBM in Boulder, CO: 38 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Boulder, CO Area

"Loved working there - laid off though."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"I loved my job and most of the management."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"All contract work, so you never know if you will have a job for long."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be honest and upfront about your job."

"I cannot provide enough negative information about IBM in the space allowed."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Work from home program."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"IBM is only about profits, CEO compensation, and not about their personnel. The caste system at IBM reeks of good ole boy networks, corruption, and contempt of those who try to give some level of whistleblowing. I would put IBM at the bottom of a list of 'Best Places To Work.' My failed marriage is a direct result of IBM's inability and inflexibility to balance their employees' work and personal life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go back to the five basic beliefs and again capture the title of being the 'best place to work.' Without decent personnel IBM will eventually fail and become one of the most hated places to work."

"Good learning experience."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Good stepping stone in technical and management career."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Only contractor hiring."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Growth development."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Compensation. Too much work, not enough employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't make employees work to death."

"Not a great place to work if you expect to be challenged and have a standardized environment."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"No standard way of performing work. Waste too much time pushing paper or getting other people to get things done you need done to do your work."

"Great company!"

"Good place to work for resume experience."

"The Real IBM."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Not much anymore. IBM has really gone down hill and they don't care about there employees anymore."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"They stopped caring about the employees. Too much process and expected to work way to many hours. No raises, no education, very little bonus money."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop killing the company with bad process."

"Excellent benefits"

What do you like about working at IBM?

"IBM treats employees very well with regards to benefits"

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

"Present yourself as somebody who has their act together."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Projects are not interesting."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Consider needs of the business first, but do discuss employee priorities."

"Great experience. I would love to get back there."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"I liked the growth."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"I disliked moving to a department that was being off-shored."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Client interaction."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Great company."

"Manpower staffing for IBM, not temp to hire, permanent temp."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"A few of my co-workers are nice."

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

"Do it for the money while looking for your dream job."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"No real transferable skills other than basic customer service, everything is proprietary to IBM internal systems."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Grow a backbone, as one, stop letting the executives pile 5 and 6 jobs on one middle manager."

"IBM is a great company to work for, but need a good manager."