Company: IBM
Date: 2017-06-02
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Old Big Blue She Ain't What She Used To Be
Pros: Great experience for college or grad school hires; smart, team-oriented colleagues; some really interesting projects at the leading edge of technology; very committed to diversity in the workforce (other than age); excellent benefits although becoming less excellent; committed to highest level of ethical behavior in the market and with customers; good name to have on resume; work at home when not on site helps with balance, but that's changing.
Cons: 20 consecutive quarters of revenue decline has caused panic and highly reactive management behaviors; large "job actions" (layoffs) every quarter that used to be solidly about losing low performers but last four events even top tier performers are being let go; so much turnover in customer facing roles that its hard to know who you work with, several SW sales roles on an account have churned twice a year for three years; committed to paying just below average; difficult to get through interview and hiring process; quarterly focus now monthly focus; laid off employees are now declared off limits for re-hiring or contracting in some roles; bringing in lots of outsiders with a very transactional view of the world, bad in a relationship business; gloom and fear have driven morale down.