IBM reviews

-work/life balance is either 0 or 100 -some disciplines lack respect for design -promotion cycles are vague and not promised -lack of diversity but especially in higher positions -stale approach to cutting edge technology

IBM's work culture is distant and impersonal. The offices are 85% empty as most staff work from home, and even on the days you go to the office, we are all working independently being from different unrelated teams - it feels like a library study hall with cubicles. Staff do not normally turn on their camera for Teams meetings, and many don't even have a picture with their name - just a grey person icon. Also, we are judged by utilization - meaning the amount of hours worked that are billable to a client; for you to be able to hit your utilization goal (92% - for Band 7] you have to work around 45 hours a week to be able to take two weeks holiday, an occasional sick day, and still hit that goal.