Company: IBM
Date: 2012-08-12
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Review of IBM's global delivery organizations in India and not of IBM itself
Pros: Laid-back lifestyle; good work-life balance; decent money by India standards; easy work hours; employees stroll in anytime between 9.30 to 12 noon; less pressure; one often leaves by 3 in the afternoon and continues work at home (almost entirely due to traffic congestion on Indian roads between 4 in the evening and 9 in the night); processes are steadily getting built; rewards and recognition programs are steadily being put in place
Cons: Very slow career growth; Lower single-digit salary hike; very slow promotion opportunities; work is often of no consequence; dismally low opportunities to bag client-facing roles; completely back-end work with no visibility to decision-makers who are usually in IBM's worldwide geographies; IBM has these global delivery organizations in its consulting practice, its market insights practice and its marketing practice - all based in Indian and Chinese cities.