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Good career start
Accounts Payable Analyst (Current Employee), Metro Manila, Philippines –
Pros: free food, corporate events, company freebies, discounts given to ibm employees at certain venues
Cons: long hours, mid shift until almost midnight, rutinary repetitive work
- I work the mid shift, from 2 to 11 pm. A typical day at work for me is arriving to the office and saying hi to everybody, doing my daily tasks, solving problems or issues which may occasionally appear, reading something interesting on the web while drinking coffee/tea during my breaks, and heading home tired in the dark of the night.
- Working at – more...  IBM is my introduction to the industrial world since I have mostly an academic background. The times and working habits are very different from what I am used to.
- I get along fine with management. They are approachable when I have a concern, when I want to receive some training, at the time of making a career move or planning my trajectory within the company, etc.
- I get along ok with my co-workers. I work in an international and multicultural environment. At work I usually use 3 or 4 different languages to communicate with them.
- The hardest part of the job is (at the beginning) implementing a new process, minimizing errors and learning from them.
- The most enjoyable part of the job is being able to take new challenges and surmounting them. Other parts include meeting with colleagues and clients to solve issues as a team, receiving training and learning new procedures, etc. – less
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Great place to learn
IT Specialist (Current Employee), Bangalore –
Joined as a fresher and i would say i was very lucky enough to . Learned lot of technical stuff that i probably wouldn't have to gather in my 3 + years . They promote lot of learning activities which is great . Had been with different teams with different tools and each time i had something new to gather from them . Best part is they respect your style – more...  of work . – less
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Software Testing
Software Engineer (Former Employee), Raleigh, NC –
Pros: training and technology
Cons: pay
This was my first job in information technology. The training program was excellent and I learned from the best in the business. I really enjoyed being challenged by the managment team and coworkers. This was a great job and the best IT training anyone could hope for.

I progressed very well and was respected by my managers and peers. One of the best – more...  jobs I've ever had. – less
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Productive and fun workplace with open environment
Management Coordinator (Former Employee), Kawasaki, Japan –
Pros: open and free environment
Cons: long hours
・Active project member of the division of Asia Pacific CRM Service Management team – “Problem Management” section for Siebel application
・Performed quantitative analysis for products and services to level up the competition of workplace
・Assisted in preparation of company specific reports to increase consumer satisfaction
・Conducted analysis and case – more...  studies to improve company strategies
・Actively participated in cross functional projects led by other project teams – less
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Steadt challenging work ... but ...
AIX Advanced Support Technical Solution Manager (Current Employee), Austin, Tx –
The people of the company are what kept me there. Work well together and willing to educate one another and great job security while expanding technical knowledge ... yet no significant advancement opportunities of position or money
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Availability Service lead; ITIL co-ordinator (Former Employee), Bangalore India –
1. A good place to work and learn.
2. Good culture.
3. Have variety of tools and training programmes for personal development of employees.
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Excellent, reliable company with vision that will take all that you give.
Consulting Sales Specialist, ICS East Region (Current Employee), Cincinnati, OH –
Pros: benefits, prestige, large clients
Cons: all consuming, mired in process, too big.
I have a love/hate relationship with my current career. I love working for IBM as a company, the vision, the senior leadership and the prestige of a 101 year old company. I am a work-aholic and with places like IBM that feeds my type A personality. I work 10, sometimes 14 hour days, every day. I work weekends 4-6 hours each day and it is my fault.

Life – more...  balance is not supported except at the middle management level. I am great at my job, I hold many sales certifications that allows IBM to enjoy additional rebates and incentives from Cisco Systems, but I do this for me and am always looking for something that better uses, my ability to mentor, lead and create.

Winning is fantastic at IBM, deals are big, exposure is big and the feeling is great. But as in all Sales,short lived. The next quarter, expectations are set for repeat, continued business growth. Stress is back on.

Travel is anywhere from 20-70%, I usually range in the 50% range, I enjoy traveling and meeting with clients as part of my current job. I have more to offer, but keep so busy, that it is hard to stand out at a global company with nearly 450K employees – less
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Good Place to Start, Hard Place to Stay
Organization Change Management Consultant (Current Employee), Washington, DC –
- Good starting salary with minimal to no raises
- Very few opportunities for practice area work make consultants very competitive with each other
- Expensive business solutions, but they do not invest in training and developing their resources
- Good benefits
- Nothing is standard - everyone's experience is different
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Fun and Employee conscious company with many opportunities to advance
Development Expense Financial Analyst (Current Employee), Rochester, MN –
Working at IBM has allowed me to learn much more about the career I chose when I was in college by giving me many opportunities to apply the knowledge I acquired at the U of M. My managers and co-workers are more than happy to help me when I have questions.
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Good company to work for - Forming GST was a mistake
Project Manager, Onsite Coordinator (Former Employee), Cincinnati, OH –
Pros: culture, client base, good managers
Cons: lack of control over managers acts, gst was a mistake
Spend 5 years.
Last 4 months being part of a new company called GST.
No one know what was the motive behind it.
Personally to me , moved from Ohio to AZ and reduced the salary by 20%. That was company wide when you move from one project to another.
Though all the remaining time was good, clients recognize you, respect you. Good managers, good training – more...  opportunities, lot of growth potential. But the acts by IBM mgmt for those few months screwed it's image and almost everyone I knew moving from project to another was treated like this.
Heard they corrected that, but sure lost lot of good talent during those 6-8 months. – less
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IBM has decent pay, but not a lot of room for advancement
IBM PC Refresh Technical Lead (Former Employee), Eden, NC –
Pros: decent pay
Cons: not a lot of room for advancement
IBM sub-contracts a lot of their work on projects. This allows them to do work cheaply, but it also affects the quality of the workers that they put on projects. Also, there is a lack of communication between IBM project managers, and this creates a lot of extra work and confusion for the local project managers.
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productive and fun to work
Clean room and exposed wafers. (Former Employee), San Jose, CA –
Pros: long hours shift
Cons: healthcare
Clean room and exposed wafers. certified FSI. worked different taskes.
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It a good company to work with good environment.
Coordinating Procurement Specialist (Current Employee), Bangalore –
Pros: good working environment
Cons: no cabs
It a good company to work with good environment.
I have learnt a lot from IBM.
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Big company
Senior Consultant (Current Employee), New York, NY –
Pros: your mom knows the company
Cons: size
This is a very big company. It will take you years to acclimate to the endless systems, processes, organization charts, policies, politics, cultures, values, etc. causing otherwise high-performing people to constantly be dealing with low-value-add nuances.
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Fun place to work at and loved helping people with tech support
Technical phone support (Former Employee), Daleville, Indiana –
Pros: good insurance and good schedule
Cons: pay
-Each day I helped customers with there Apple products (ipods, iphones etc.) , I would guide customers through the process of helping them get there device working properly, set up repairs for them, track their products for them in the mail, sales for Apple products, and also getting them to the correct department when I was a call director
-I learned – more...  so much about computers (I was on a Imac desktop everyday), it made my communication skills stronger with having to deal with frustrated customers
-My management and co-workers were some of the greatest people I've ever worked with. I'm still friends with everyone I worked with.
-The hardest part of the job was dealing with extremely mad customers. Most of the time it was warranty issues, where people would spill drinks on their Apple products and the customer would have to pay for the repairs because Apple doesnt cover water damage or physical damage.
-The most enjoyable part of the job was helping the customers either by resolving their issues or getting their product sent in for a repair or getting them a new product. Most customers would just Thank me over and over again! Putting a huge smile on my face:) – less
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Employee friendly
Sr. system engineer (Current Employee), kolkata –
very good. Nice to work.Salary structure should be improved.
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Excellant employer to work with
Customer Support Executive (Former Employee), Gurgaon –
Pros: all is paid
Cons: normal hours of work
Learned a lot more things
Management is very sincere
My Co-workers are experianced and co-operative
There is no Hardest Part in our job
We were working hard to achieve our target with quality and quantity and enjoyed our work at the same time.
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Productive and dynamic environment
Account Executive (Former Employee), Saint John NB –
Pros: location
Cons: management and company direction for sales center
Typical day spent contacting potential client for sales/service needs,
Top Gun Software & Hardware certifications
Management supportive
Co-workers great
Hardest part of job was pressure to achieve benchmarks
Enjoyable environment
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good job but no job security
Manufacturing Associate (Former Employee), Hopewell Junction, NY –
worked at IBM for 4 years. I was laid off because department moved to Canada.
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mix type of people, mix culture
finance (Former Employee), Somers, NY –
Pros: long working hours, weekend and some holidays
Cons: work from home
Long hours, poor management skills, horrible compensation, men move up the latter faster than women, ibm always said business comes first then maybe everything else after.
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