Company: IBM
Date: 2016-10-27
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Not recommend, no stability, unclear future
Pros: Great flexibility in managing your own time. Decent IT support for desktop and mobility. Very good medical and retirement benefits for long term employees but less so for new hires.
Cons: Once IBM focused on markets where it could hold a leadership share. Now... it's unclear what markets and products matter to IBM. This year has been topsy turvy in the hardware business and the management style has become harsh. With continuous layoffs and cutbacks morale is quite low. Pay for sales is erratic. There isn't much positive to say about the current environment. Maybe it will change? Clients are confused by the ongoing disruption in relationships with IBM sales and support. The company has experienced 18 consecutive quarters of reduced revenue and profit. How long can this continue?

The current HR plan is to cut cost driving experienced sales and technical staff out through layoffs. There are no clear internal opportunities for promotion or growth as only external hires will be considered for job postings.  

IBM has become an unusual place.