Company: IBM
Date: 2018-07-09
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Growth oriented for freshers.  High flexibility at workplace. Champions in LGBT+ welfare.
Pros: 1. Very flexible, WFH options and very less work pressure
2. It is a very good options for mothers returning to work since hye are very supportive. Also people with health issues.
3. When you are starting your career IBM would be great choice since it paves way for numerous opportunities & you can go in any direction you want.
4. If you know the right people and upskill yourself at the right time you can grow tremendously. If not anything if you do your job right you can expect good growth.
5. There were 2 of our huge clients with team of close to 200 who did not renew contract. None of us was asked to leave. IBM is like an ocean. You will fit somewhere anywhere and you mostly wont lose job (Unless you are a contractor)
6. LGBT friendly- I was an LGBT candidate who came out there was very less discomfort for me. There were still people who'd give me looks and comments. But I really felt very safe due to stringent policies of company.
7. They have gender partner benefits. Insurance for Gender reassignment surgeries. Lot of encouragement for Differently abled candidates. Champions in diversity & inclusion
Cons: 1. No cab facility. 
2. Pay scale is really low compared to industry standard.
3. No Hike or Increase in base salary when you move to  a different band
4. The flexibility kind of makes you lazy and puts you in comfort zone and you will then feel so comfortable that you will have great difficulty in encouraging yourself to achieve something by moving forward.