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Good work-life balance

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 2 years
December 1, 2023
Poughkeepsie, New York
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Great education opportunities. Apprenticeships are great for getting into the field. Good work-life balance and managers. Good for the neurodiverse community.

Cons

It seems the higher-ups are making it much less cool to work there by forcing departments to come in three days a week now. There's now a requirement to rate 10-15% of employees at "needs improvement" for each team, so it's not great for people leveling up, switching teams, or coming into the position.

They also just switched their 401k matching program to put what they match into an RBA, rather than into your own 401k like they used to. That's a big no for me.

Advice to Management

Change the 401k program back.

Additional Ratings

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

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