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IBM are scammers now

Senior Database Administrator
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 6 years
May 11, 2019
Toronto, Ontario
2.0
Doesn't Recommend
Pros

Work from home (albeit it may be limited).

Cons

Low pay compared to other positions in similar fields. But not only that.

When you sign a contract with IBM, you project your future income based on the working hours per year and the rate. Later, IBM will force you to take lots of furlough days, sometimes one day per week, each week. So you lose your income and cannot enjoy even unpaid vacation.

Eventually, your actual rate will be 20% less for the period of the contract.

IBM implemented this trick years ago. They are literally stealing from you using this trick. You will never be informed about that in the beginning.

This is how they attract a contractor who costs, let's say, $60/hour, but actually, IBM will pay him only $50/hour. It is a mastered scam and unfair competition on the job market.

Advice to Management

Stop using furloughs as a remedy for your financial problems.

It looks like a trick, a scam, or the last resort of a dying company.

Make IBM more competitive and aggressive on the market.

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