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IBM is an average company to work for

Software Engineer I
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for less than 1 year
January 7, 2010
San Jose, California
3.0
RecommendsApproves of CEO
Pros
  • A lot of learning experience
  • Intelligent co-workers
  • Work/Life balance
  • Working remote
Cons
  • Too much corporate bureaucracy.
  • Not innovative anymore.
  • Does not let new college grads work on important aspects of projects.
  • New college grads are given lower-end work.
  • Politics over work ethic.
  • Multi-layer management.
Advice to Management

IBM needs to be more innovative like Microsoft or Google.

Stop buying small companies and start growing new products and ideas within the company.

Make it easier to transfer teams within IBM.

Work to reduce talented employee turnover.

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