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A time of great change

Hardware Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 1 year
December 28, 2020
Poughkeepsie, New York
5.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Everyone on the team is nice and wants to see you successful (which isn't always the case at tech companies).

Most of management have technical backgrounds.

There appear to be plenty of opportunities to lead and advance, both within and outside your job description.

Having Arvind as CEO has led to some excellent decisions to give the company direction, such as the NewCo spin-off and the Red Hat purchase.

I hope to see what else he has up his sleeves to make IBM great again!

Cons

From what I can tell, there is too much bureaucracy in management. Definitely not as bad as I have seen elsewhere, but something to work on. Lots of chains of command and approvals.

Also too many buzzwords and acronyms. I get that it's the name of the game sometimes in tech, but it's nice to know what is going on behind the fancy words from management.

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
4.0
Senior Management
4.0

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