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Systems Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for less than 1 year
June 12, 2008
Mumbai, Maharashtra
3.0
Approves of CEO
Pros

Has a good working environment and a brand name.

There are a lot of learning and growth opportunities within IBM.

The management is overall good and appreciates what you do. The projects and assignments are mostly challenging and leave a lot of scope to learn new things.

A lot of group activities keep going, and we can participate in them with our family. The organization also takes part in many sports activities and encourages employees to be part of them.

The work-life balance is too good. Work from home and unlimited sick leaves/casual leaves make this a good place to work.

Cons

The downside to working at IBM India is salary. The only reason someone would consider leaving the company is the compensation they receive.

When comparing with other companies, the pay at IBM India is of a low standard and surely does not even come near industry standards. Job movement and role changes are given much emphasis, but everything seems to be on paper. Most of the time, promises made during the interview are not fulfilled, and people get frustrated.

Reimbursement of expenses for office work is very painful. There are a lot of processes (which are useless) to be followed to complete even a small task.

Advice to Management

Please remove the band system and introduce something through which an employee could compare himself with his peers.

Also, please improve the salary structure and divert some of the profits to your employees.

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