Company: IBM
Date: 2016-08-02
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former

So much potential; so much squandered
Pros: - IBM Research is interesting.
- The direction around cognitive solutions bodes well for customers.
Cons: Watson/IoT/Health/Cloud are the shiny new toys, so all investments are going there, to the detriment of all others, despite those brands bringing in significant revenue.

Most people enjoy a challenge, but not when that challenge is trying to overcome bureaucracy - there is so much red tape. This company is truly run by lawyers and accountants.

Think40 (mandatory 40 hours of learning) is comical. A one-hour all-hands call counts as learning. There are many free courses, but at a low introductory level. Anything of substance typically requires budgetary approval, and that's a challenge in itself. The idea of Think40 is good; the reality is that it's an HR/PR illusion.