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Experience as a Jr. Software Engineer

Junior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for less than 1 year
April 28, 2025
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative Outlook
Pros
  • Good relationship with coworkers.
  • Easy access to courses and information needed to get the job done.
  • Easy to work with people on different teams.
  • Reachable management.
Cons
  • Lack of investment in any region that's not considered extremely low cost.
  • Very slow process of promotion.
  • Constant threat of lay off in countries that are not considered extremely low cost.
  • Managers have low-performance minimum thresholds.
Advice to Management

Stop using short-term strategies such as layoffs for people who "cost too much," while exchanging them for people in extremely low-cost areas who do not have the necessary know-how before the software quality reaches an unsupportable state.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
2.0

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