IBM reviews

-Work depends on team, manager, and project -Inconsistent with promotion criteria -Low pay -Politics -

- Probably the same type of stuff as any big tech corporation. - Tons of meetings. - Few choices in what tools to use. - You'll be on IBM cloud instead of AWS which isn't doing your resume any favors. - I wasn't a fan of the new pension plan (new in 2024 IBM no longer contributes to your 401k, they do this pension plan thing instead) - It's nearly impossible for the managers to fire non-contributors ... but the catch is there is a (annual? ) round of layoffs. They call it "RA" for resource actions. Which always felt like an arbitrary selection of people. I always thought that was stressful because it didn't matter whether you're doing your job or not. Lousy people stayed and good people got let go every time. - You could be working on a project for 6 months or more, and executives might decide to scrap the whole thing and you just get absorbed into a new team. - Uncertain future if you're into remote work. At the time when I left in early 2024, managers were required to come into the office at least 3x per week. Maybe everyone is required now? If not, I have a feeling everyone will be required to come into the office at some point.