IBM Employee Reviews for IT Specialist

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Benefit was good."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Management was not clear enough to understand the goal of business."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Require more clear communication to individual contributors."

"It was a great place to start out."

"IBM sucks"

"IBM was a great place to work and literally formed my career."

"IBM was a great company to work for until money drove changes."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"World class company."

"It's a great company to work!"

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Team members, management, opportunities, it's everything as all companies should be."

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

"Don't be afraid. The company is big, but the people are the best."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"I have no complaints."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to take some more rest."

"This was my most favorite job of all time."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Almost everything."

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

"Again, I was just being myself when I got hired."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Living in Airports due to being a consultant."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I had a great manager, so no suggestions."

"It's a job."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"In an economic downswing and with all the outsourcing to different countries, just having a job in information technology in this country can be good."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"1) Nonproductive activities are required in order to increase hours billable to the customer. 2) On my projects, the number of managers has usually been at least double and sometimes quadruple the number of workers. 3) There is a lot of talk about processes and procedures but almost no emphasis upon actually doing the work. 4) The 45-hour work week is history. 5) An employee in the United States is constantly aware that his or her job could go oversees, so there is little long-term planning on the part of any employee."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Company is very open to promoting competent people."

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

"There is place for everybody who knows what he wants and has worked on that aspect of the profession."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Lately too many hires, so company culture is lost."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire previous employees and maintain company culture."

"A great opportunity!"

What do you like about working at IBM?

"The opportunity to travel to places that I may not have considered. For the several client engagements that I worked on I was given several bonuses for completing targeted goals either according to or prior to deadlines. They had an awesome bonus plan, too, as well as overall benefits package."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Nothing."