Company: IBM
Date: 2017-01-30
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Incredible vision and history, stogey work environment
Pros: Some of the smartest minds I have ever come in contact with, working on some technology that has, is and will continue to change the world in ways many of us don't understand.  IBM is quietly behind the scenes of so many of mankinds' biggest breakthroughs and businesses that power our economy.  To have a hand in developing and delivering this thinking and these technologies to market is an incredibly exciting opportunity.
Cons: The organization is at times, too smart for its own good.  They prefer slow and perfect over agile and testing and learning.  It is a culture that tends to avoid risk taking, with a rule and process to follow for EVERYTHING - sometimes, multiple conflicting rules for the same process.  IBM is interesting also in the sense that what makes it such a successful and valuable company (the tech intelligence/pure brilliance of its people), is what hurts it when it comes to bringing its cutting edge "stuff" to market.  IBM has a problem translating smart tech jargon into language that clients can understand in terms that address their needs.  We lead with tech, while others like Accenture, lead with problem solving and understanding the client first.