Company: IBM
Date: 2019-11-19
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Great people, good flexibility, highly bureaucratic
Pros: People, flexibility, work/life balance is pretty good in Austin (might be different in other markets), culture in Austin is really good, lots of opportunities to move around the company if you want to, salaries are pretty competitive, incredible paid family leave policies and good benefits and 401K match
Cons: Heavily matrixed, highly bureaucratic and political. The "escalation" culture is a problem in many parts of the business leading to poor decision making and sub-par work because someone more senior demanded.  It is very challenging to get into senior leadership unless you're willing to participate in the politics. Success often means taking on 2-3 different jobs at a time. Bonuses are non-existent inside of marketing.