Company: IBM
Date: 2017-04-08
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

If offered a job, don't accept! There are MUCH better companies out there
Pros: 1.) Great coworkers who are always willing to help.
2.) Benefits are just OK.
3.) Not much else. . .
Cons: 1.) 20+ quarters w/o a profit
2.) Layoffs (or RA's, as they are called internally) are the norm. They happened every year I was there. No rhyme or reason for who is selected. They must reduce head count. Expect this every 1Q. Performance terminations occur in 3Q. Every year like clockwork.
3.) Loads of red tape internally. Good luck getting your work done.
4.) Expect new territories every half. Management likes to mix it up and the customers do not take you seriously as they know they will have new reps. in 6 months.
5.) Products are tough sells. Customers see old outdated products (*cough* Lotus Notes *cough*) from an out-of-touch company. With so many RA's, product management unable to deliver promised features on time. Cuts are too deep. But hey! Ginni got her bonus!
6). Check out the Watching IBM Facebook page for others that have been RA or quit because of co-location.