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Machine Learning Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 1 year
April 14, 2020
Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg
5.0
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Pros

The management and technical lead of my team were very open to ideas from interns and listened carefully. We had the chance to prototype a project that we interns suggested, and even drafted multiple patents for it.

The work-life balance couldn't be better (this might, though, be because of German employer laws). Work from home was never a problem.

Cons

The location of the lab in Böblingen is poorly connected with public transport.

Furthermore, it's pretty far from Stuttgart. Thus, living there was not very exciting for someone at a young age.

IBM is very slow and very bureaucratic. Just ordering an office key takes complicated steps in Lotus Notes and approvals from management.

No free food or coffee, and lower compensation compared to other tech giants.

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