IBM Employee Reviews for Manager

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Hard to fill in ten words when there is nothing you like."

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

"For the love of God, get yourself out of there. I do not care what the recruiter told you; you do not want this job."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"The system is built around people not advancing in their careers because IBM never wants to give a meaningful pay raise. Ever. Even to its best people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would pay people what they are worth. IBM is not willing to give a raise under any circumstances, so people quit to get a raise and then we end up hiring a new person at the wage the old person wanted!"

"IBM 2.0 - Smart. Do me a favor."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"There are some great, dedicated, helpful people at IBM. Sadly, they are abused daily by their employer."

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

"If you're a new grad, join them, get IBM on your CV, but leave after 2 years. Then go work for Microsoft or similar. They'll pay you more and appreciate you. If you're an experienced professional - steer clear. The salary you start on will not change greatly (if at all) for many years. You will have zero job security, zero work-life balance, you'll grow to hate your job. If you're married, get ready for divorce."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"The culture is one of fear. You have to work longer than the next guy (for free) or you get a relatively low contributor grade and ultimately lose your job. The pay raises are next to non-existent. The appraisal system is an unjust joke. The senior leadership are just focused on the EPS and share price, which hugely benefits themselves (strangely)! IBM is a bureaucratic quagmire. The whole company runs on spreadsheets, all of them out of sync, it seems. The constant focus is on off-shoring and cost cutting. Quality has gone. Service has gone. Morale is in the toilet."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do this once great company a favor and Leave. Employees receive scant reward for their slave labor. I would like IBM to limit the remuneration of the guy at the top to be a maximum of 10 times that of the guy at the bottom."