Company: IBM
Date: 2015-06-16
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former

Patent "center of excellence" is a JOKE!
Pros: Relaxed, laid back atmosphere to work
Plenty of walking around and chatting
Opportunity to learn IF you have the right team leader and cultivate a friendship with the top manager
Cons: Focus entirely on Quantity, not Quality or Complexity of work submitted
Nepotism runs rampant
No incentive to do good work, just churn it out to be rewarded
No opportunity for advancement - nobody wants to help you move up since that would leave them with finding a replacement and Rochester is not a great attraction
Pay is roughly 40% below of market rates - just for those with a BS degree, around 50-60% below market if you have a JD or USPTO registration;
I left and was offered 2x my last salary when I inquired about returning.