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Enjoyable place to work with a few caveats

Senior Software Developer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 20 years
December 6, 2023
Toronto, Ontario
4.0
Pros

Diverse and inclusive culture Free snacks Active community involvement Opportunity to work with many different technologies

Cons

Constantly new limitations are imposed on allowed tools due to licensing updates and increased costs. This often resulted in forcing a switch to cheaper, yet inferior tools.

Difficult to break out of the siloing effect of teams due to the vast nature of products that exist in the IBM catalog.

Felt few opportunities for advancement and that often significant business contributions were overlooked.

Three days per week in-office mandate.

Recent trend of senior management ignoring feedback from employee surveys in favor of their own agendas.

Subpar compensation.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
3.0

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