IBM Employee Reviews for UNIX Systems Administrator

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Team members are intelligent, hard-working and supportive. Customer is rigid, difficult and demanding. There is little room for creativity."

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

"Good place to rebuild a resume. Sometimes a good chance to hone a particular set of skills. Do not expect the institution to invest any time in training you on new skills or equipment."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"The track we are on is to send more and more services off shore, whether or not the offshore workers are prepared to handle it. The teams we have are made up of good, motivated people, but there is currently no investment in team member's skills other than to meet minimum contractual requirements. I my current role, I usually have enough control over what tasks I do when. However, there are times when the workload can mushroom into large amounts of overtime or long hours crammed into narrow windows. While there is more than enough work to be done, IBM manages costs by cutting contractor hours at the end of the quarter, whether or not deliverables will be met. And they do so while instructing the staff not to mention the restrictions to the client."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend less time sending work off shore. Concentrate on using the available talent better."