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Met the best people here, but you're just another cog in the wheel

Staff Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at IBM for 6 years
November 26, 2014
San Jose, California
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

IBM is great for people with families. There is a lot of flexibility in your hours and when/where you work. You'll find some very smart people here, and I do have to say, most of my closest friends are from IBM, because they are just that nice. There's some flexibility in moving around the company and trying different roles.

Cons

Everything here—salary/bonus, promotions—is generally just a numbers game, whatever is available in the pool. Employees feel underappreciated. There are no more real perks like free coffee. Salary is more likely on the low end.

Advice to Management

Everything is just a numbers game now, and that gets passed from upper management all the way down. So, I'm not sure how much can actually be done or changed.

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