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Great company if you don't care about raises or advancement

Solution Architect
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 4 years
April 21, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts
4.0
Neutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Ideology on working from home. The immediate and extended team has a great culture. There's flexibility of hours based on client need. Health care is 100% paid for employees. Training programs are mandatory and frequent, comparatively. If you have the drive to learn on your own, IBM offers plenty of opportunity to learn from some of the best in their fields of expertise.

Cons

Getting a raise takes an Act of Congress. They will cap your income even if you exceed expectations. Sending feedback to management is like talking to a post. There's much more internal paperwork and processes than I'd ever experienced at four other firms (three large, one small). There is too much middle management.

Advice to Management

Take care of your all-stars, or they will go play elsewhere. If you make a job offer to someone that includes a number they will be paid if they meet or exceed expectations, don't short-change them when they hold up their end of the bargain. Try not to impose internal processes for the sake of filling out paperwork and bean-counting. If the numbers are coming in as expected or higher, leave your worker bees alone.

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