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Encouraging / Growing organization where one can learn and grow

Advisory Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 9 years
December 17, 2020
Markham, Ontario
5.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

IBM is a technical community made with intelligent, smart, and hardworking individuals.

My team and leadership support, motivate, and encourage us to learn and grow in every possible way.

Opportunities are endless at IBM. It really depends on the individual to take the opportunities if they want to grow their career and learn new technologies, processes, etc.

IBM seems to be making bold bets, and the teams are very flexible in adopting changes so easily nowadays.

Cons

IBM has significantly shrunk its middle management, making the organization a more flat hierarchy. This is a great move that makes the organization very agile and flexible to change. The old IBM with bureaucracy and red tape is long gone.

However, the change may have added pressure on mid and senior-level execs. As a result, IBM's overall corporate strategy and vision may not be translated to regular front-end workers, leading to misunderstandings.

Advice to Management

Mid- and Senior-level execs should engage more with front-end workers.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
4.0

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