IBM Employer Reviews

Worked in fast pace cleanroom environment, in vacuum, plating and photolithography.Expeditor over 800 operations.

Based on the culture of my specific unit, the culture of 70, 80 hour weeks are expected. The turnover rate for MBA hires is enormous and to see someone hired in the summer it was often expected to see their name shortly disappear within a year. A few niche projects and long term clients helped me stay there as long as I did. Don't expect promotion or – more... pay raises in the near term as much of the effort of an individual is lost in the bureaucratic nature of the organization as a whole. – less

management would not work with you on your availability, the hrs they schedule you for would change several times within the year (5 times for me) when i selected the available hrs during my interview i was called 3 or 4 times and was asked to change it. harassed by management when asking for help on a call. co workers would talk about drugs on break. – more... co workers are inconsiderate to you when your talking on the phone with your customer. – less

Great place at time for 20 years worked there as economy was bad at time they started to downsize. (2004)

Worked for IBM for 26.5 years. Responsible for all aspects of taking care of a computer room. Moves, changes, break fix. Was laid off.

I enjoyed my job duties at IBM. I liked the business to business aspect. I left this position to take the position at Time Warner Cable. Time Warner was a much closer location for me.

I enjoyed working @ IBM. I worked there for about 20yrs, all but 6 as a contractor.
Even working as a contractor- a second class citizen- It was a great place to work.
As an IBMer, the Benefits were terrific.
I learned a couple of new programming Languages, Wrote some challenging programs that saved thousands of man hours and were used through out the – more... CWS account.
The management style was very laid back. Maybe a bit too much. It was difficult to tell if the self assigned projects were in the department Scope, all though the final results were well accalaimed.

I would go Back again, if the opportunity arose. – less

Having the ability to work from a remote location is a great benefit.

Not a place to start building a career.

Management is sloppy, there is no incentive to work harder.

I feel fortunate to have worked for one of the best companies. It was truly a great experience and the people I worked with were awesome.

Unfortunately upper management changed over the years and their focus of EPS became the primary driver each quarter. That in itself is not a bad thing but to run your company on EPS through cost reduction of letting – more... valuable employees go is not only shortsighted but very foolish. Through the continued annual to semi-annual rounds of lays for the last 17 years developed a culture of paranoid individuals with good reason. Contributing and have a great performance evaluation did not save you from the cuts when they came. So why give your all - it's just a matter of time before you get cut. – less

What can anyone say about IBM other than they are a true stalwart in the business world, overtly desirable to work for and a wonderful anchor to any resume. The work/life balance there is second to none as are the benefits, however the compensation is overtly conservative and one of the major drawbacks but this should deter no one from exploring a professional/career – more... relationship. – less

Checking newest e-mails, calendar appointments for that day.
Check Build factory (DB) for any new builds and continue with builds in progress. Check for upcoming project work over the weekend for IBM tools installs as scheduled and if approved by the client to proceed.

Good place to work, but doesn't compensate you for the work you do

Excellent company that promotes from within and believes in work life balance.

The good engineers are gradually leaving.
Projects are constantly delayed even if you hit all your dates
Benefits being cutback every year

IBM or Big Blue, is a good place to be employed. While there are over 400,000 employees it can seem overwhelming at times and navigating your way around the company's website is really the only way to find information that one might need, but the company runs fairly smooth despite the number of people and the digital jungle. One negative about IBM is – more... the number of managers one will have to report to...at the time I left, I had 5 or 6...which contributed to my departure.

Overall, IBM pays well, offers great benefits and is a great place to hang your hat...but be prepared for lots of bureaucracy and internal fighting between each of it's groups. – less

I was able to learn about many different aspects of software development and delivery - from usability to testing to development to management. Services, marketing, product delivery, project management

Not paid great for the work, people are loyal and stick around long.

Lots of meetings that do not produce work

management is not very good

co workers are fine

getting things done fast

My favorite place to work. Provided cutting edge training. Almost all managers were fantastic to work for. Challenging. Peers and management were a joy to work with. Contributions were acknowledged and advancement applied where appropriate. If you receive an offer from this company do not turn it down!