Nice place to work, but it may come at a cost.
Nice place to work, but it may come at a cost.
The people you work with are great. The work is interesting. Work-life balance is good.
There is limited opportunity for promotion at IBM. An employee can stay at one level for many, many years. My advice is to move on to another company if, after 3-5 years, your career stagnates, even though your performance and evaluations are high.
Make a change to the number of job levels so people are able to be promoted.
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There were two interviews on campus. A couple of weeks later, they sent me an email to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview was with a manager and a recruiter, and it took 30 minutes. During the phone interview, they asked mostly questi
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I had an initial phone screen. There were lots of technical questions, but I decided not to take the job.
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A couple of interviews were conducted with technical staff. The problem was that management indicated a move from a hybrid model to a full in-office policy. That wasn't going to fly when I was doing the same job for a competitor fully remote.
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Austin, Texas, United StatesMarch 7, 2015There were two interviews on campus. A couple of weeks later, they sent me an email to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview was with a manager and a recruiter, and it took 30 minutes. During the phone interview, they asked mostly questi
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Austin, Texas, United StatesJuly 1, 2008I had an initial phone screen. There were lots of technical questions, but I decided not to take the job.
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United StatesOctober 5, 2025A couple of interviews were conducted with technical staff. The problem was that management indicated a move from a hybrid model to a full in-office policy. That wasn't going to fly when I was doing the same job for a competitor fully remote.
