Good company, while it lasts
Good company, while it lasts
An extraordinary level of flexibility in where and how you work in software development. Many IBMers work at home. This is great for allowing time to deal with the demands of life.
The pressure to perform and deliver is intense and consistent, while the reward is 'having a job'. The flexibility (ability to work at home at any hour) also has the ability to morph into a strong negative, depending on your management's expectations and people skills.
You will be expected to work from home during the evenings/late night. You will be expected to work weekends when management deems it necessary. Management will send you emails on the weekend and expect a response. Management will call you on the weekend to instruct you to work on a hot problem/defect.
Place a laser-like focus on employee development. Employees need to believe they have a future. Current morale is extremely negative.
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Interviewed with two different hiring managers and four team members. Overall, it went well. Was very impressed with the working environment: labs, people, and etc. The questions asked were real-world questions, not from a book. Some were very tec
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It was a long, drawn-out process. First, they call and set up an interview. Then you speak to five members of the team and the manager. After that, they let you know. It took 10 days before I heard back from them. A day later and I would have gone f
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Austin, Texas, United StatesApril 1, 2010Interviewed with two different hiring managers and four team members. Overall, it went well. Was very impressed with the working environment: labs, people, and etc. The questions asked were real-world questions, not from a book. Some were very tec
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Madrid, SpainMarch 1, 2008I didn't have a process because I looked for opportunities at university courses and then started a scholarship.
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Buffalo, New York, United StatesAugust 1, 2012It was a long, drawn-out process. First, they call and set up an interview. Then you speak to five members of the team and the manager. After that, they let you know. It took 10 days before I heard back from them. A day later and I would have gone f
