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Fantastic place to work, but be ready to see a lot of changes

Advisory Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 9 years
May 19, 2021
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Lots of learning resources. Great culture for constant self-improvement. IBMers really help other IBMers succeed.

Cons

Layoffs are more frequent than you would like them to be. Valuable peers will be let go, then you will see a new team get created and you wonder why they could not just reassign your peers to the new team.

In many sites, promotions can take forever. To get promoted, you better be ready to look at a different company.

If you stay there long enough, you may end up with a mindset that everything is better at IBM, limiting your chances to move out quickly if you get laid off.

Additional Ratings

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

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