Company: IBM
Date: 2021-04-29
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former

Overall it was good experience
Pros: 1. Work culture is good (subject to job roles)
2. Leave policy is the best in industry
3. Some Leadership is real, especially the HQ
4. LGBTQ+ inclusion
5. Work from home existed even before COVID (IBM, I am sure didnt have a problem adjusting to WFH during COVID)
Cons: 1. Poor, if not poorest, in pay/compensation which sadly constitutes the major decision for joining an Organization or not. (Don't be gullible in think 'compensation' isn't primary factor - it should be everyone's decision making factor.)
2. Manager centric Management (so if your immediate Manager is horrible then whole positive gone out of window)
3. Some of the tools IBM use are a drag (though on positive note they also bring latest apps into fold but only on early adopter based & not applicable to all)
4. Some BUs are very toxic like Mainframe/Console Operations
5. Don't join roles below Band 6 - to Management Employees literally don't exist as can be witnessed in their programs & initiatives for Employees