IBM

Of the dozens of people I interact with, not a single one has an ego.

Everyone is passionate about what we work on, and it is an absolute pleasure and privilege to work with them.

I started this summer and have truly not had a single negative experience.

I'm still finding my way, but my co-workers are extremely intelligent and driven individuals.

I can't speak to other divisions, but the Watson squads are above and beyond.

To sum up the general vibe, I would say just about everyone, including senior management, are genuine and honest people motivated by common sense.

There's really nothing to complain about in the 5 months I've worked here. But to explain my 4-star ratings:

Compensation and Benefits: The salary is nothing to scoff at, but it is slightly lower than what my friends are making at big-name companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Disney, and Salesforce once adjusted for cost-of-living. Most of my other job offers were a bit higher and came with stock options.

Work/Life Balance: It is very good in general, and I don't know how it is when people work in the office, but while WFH, there are a decent number of people who work outside of the 9-5 range. Given how much it seems my co-workers enjoy what they do, some of them have the live-to-work mentality and often work more than 8 hours a day. That being said, it is definitely not expected for one to work more than 8 hours a day.

If anything, it's just that working from home doesn't do any favors to making connections with co-workers. This is frustrating, especially since this is my first job out of college. It would be nice if more were done to help new hires in this regard.

I also wouldn't say that the onboarding was the strongest. There wasn't really any crash-course in the company like I've had in internships. It wasn't until I was working here for a few months that I learned how things like vacation time and promotions worked. Again, this is my first job out of college, so that could also be the norm.