Company: IBM
Date: 2018-01-08
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Every IBMer has a unique anecdote
Pros: - International company; lots of opportunities to interface with people from different backgrounds and perspectives
- Part of a company that houses some of the best inventors and patent holders in the past decade; Exposure to some of the smartest minds in industry
- New technology is pervasive at IBM; whether you are interested in Agile, Design Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity or more - there is an opportunity for you to learn and contribute
- Great compensation and benefits
- Depending on team, opportunity for flexible and remote work
Cons: - With a company of more than 300,000 people, it's hard to have a consistent company culture or set of values across the organization; every division and team will have its own set of expectations
- For some, growth trajectory can often be slow given the limits on how many people can be promoted a year
- While there are lots of exciting things going on at IBM, a lot of where you end up depends on timing and luck versus merit