Company: IBM
Date: 2009-08-27
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former

If you join as a graduate, don't expect your pay to increase or to get a promotion anytime soon.
Pros: 1) Good Work Life balance.
2) Strong Brand name - looks good on Resume.
3) Access to IBM Software and Materials e.g. Websphere, Db2
Cons: 1) Promotions are rarely given out (Especially if you started as a graduate)
2) Pay is well below market value (Especially if you started as a graduate)
3) Managers are usually in another location (or even interstate) and have no visibility of when you do good work
4) Technical Staff are not appreciated - End of year awards always seem to go to management and sales staff.
5) Performance ratings are done on a curve amongst your team (so it's not how well you do, but how well you do compared to the rest of your team.... and if your manager sees your good work)
6) Skillset is boxed into a particular IBM product e.g. Tivoli, DB2 etc. Little opportunity to cross skill in other areas.
7) Too many jobs being taken off locals and sent offshore.