IBM Employee Reviews for Equipment Services Project Manager

"People were good, but management sucked."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"I get answers quickly."

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

"IBM is a good, solid company. They are very picky."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"It is too far away."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stay out of the nepotism."

"I was an IBMer for nearly 35 years. I maximized my pension accrual by retiring this year, but IBM was and is a great company to be a part of."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"One company that offers opportunities in literally hundreds of areas of the business. While I was primarily a software marketing exec, I was able to move to a sales role, a business partner development role, an event manager, both world wide and domestic. IBM truly is a company where you can be or do anything you want if you have the aptitude."

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

"Realize that while you may be applying for A job, your career can take many forms, many of which are within your control. If you enjoy travel, there are many world-wide roles, based in the US, which provide the opportunity to visit cities everywhere on the globe. If you are the research type, who prefers working at a desk and developing and improving products, there are opportunities for growth in that space as well. It truly is 100 companies all under one IBM blue umbrella."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"While I understand as a shareholder the move from cash balance to an enhanced 401K plan, for younger employees (under 35) this is truly a great way to maximize and mobilize retirement benefits. However, for me and others who joined IBM, it was a penalty, and the reason many of my contemporaries are choosing early retirement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More face time and less paperwork. Accounting for every minute of every day is time consuming and takes away from face time with customers OR requires one to break the work/life balance and complete INTERNAL documents and reports which drive no revenue."

"Great company, until they want to trim staff."

"It should have been better."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Flexibility, size and depth of projects, research on emerging technologies, global involvement."

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

"They like young hot shot thinkers that are technology not business or customer focused."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Bureaucracy, too much wasted time on projects that never get funded. Great first 6 years under Gerstner regime,"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Company needs to be entrepreneurial, cut through the levels of management, as my daughter once said, Let's not just talk about it, let's do it!"

"Great place to work if you start off in the right place."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"I liked the large company, great benefits, and networking."

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

"Make sure you negotiate a fair salary when you come on."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"The pay was subpar. I had started off paid what I was worth, but after eight years, my advancement far outpaced my pay raises."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay your budding talent in order to keep it."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"There are great people you are dealing with and flexible hours."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"I enjoyed working with customers. I liked the challenge of taking on issues and seeing them through to resolution."

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

"Be prepared to make job adjustments at the drop of a hat."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"In the last 4 years several US jobs were being transition overseas. Job security was always in question and our department manager began to change every year."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It would be helpful to have a clear outline of expectations that can be met and measured consistently."

"IBM Global Services is pushing for a high percentage of global resources, and it is hard to find/keep a job within the US."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Prestige of working for one of the top companies in the world."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"The offshoring model is pushing for up to 80% global resources within certain divisions, which makes it hard to keep a job in the US."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Cut back on the offshoring, you are losing top talent here in the US."

"IBM can be a great place to work."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"When I first joined the company, I was able to learn a great deal from other employees and there were numerous opportunities for education. The company was interested in helping me further my project management education."

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

"Be prepared for non-stop re-organizations, and reporting to management who have no idea what you do (due to reorg). Document everything."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"All personal development opportunities have vanished in the last 5 years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remember that your employees are an investment."

"Too much travel (100%). You must be a Road Warrior."