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Good company, but no upward mobility

Solutions Architect
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 6 years
February 27, 2020
Boca Raton, Florida
3.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

The company itself still has a reputation, even though it's not special anymore. The job is good; some days are boring, some days are exciting. The people are nice, and remote work is fantastic.

Cons

No upward mobility.

No salary increase; you get maybe 2%, so plan your base salary accordingly.

Bonus is like 1 week's worth of salary, if any, if you are in a cost center (basically anything other than sales or pre-sales).

Advice to Management

When you promote somebody, you should give them a raise accordingly.

You are killing any upward or lateral movement with the almost all-year-long hiring freeze. Give people the option to grow into other areas.

Don't expect people to pick up new skills if you don't provide funding.

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