Company: IBM
Date: 2019-05-15
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Not a great place in 2019 and beyond
Pros: Good colleagues, some life-long friends, IBM Research used to be the jewel in the crown, leading to some ground-breaking innovation. IBM used to be very client-centric during my first 10 years with the company.
Cons: Current management are abysmal, starting from senior leadership downwards. Boosting their personal returns above the health and long-term future of the company. Therefore, instead of accelerating innovation and making big bets (think Microsoft turnaround) they've been playing a financial game while most products and their quality circle the drain (mainframe excepted).  In other words, trying to squeeze outsize margins from sub-par products by using the brand name. Buyer beware.