IBM reviews

Technical and Sales colleagues are some of the best around, and generally make up for insufficiently skilled managers and laborious internal processes. IBM also has some really good technology, which it does make investment in.

IBM has a great deal of bright, talented, dedicated, hard-working people -- and there's a lot to learn at a company of this size. I used to be able to also say there are many opportunities in a company of this size, since if you didn't like your first job, you could always apply for a position in another area / division. Today, however, with nearly quarterly downsizings / job outsourcings going on, when you do look for a new job within IBM you're often competing with hundreds to thousands of others who were just advised they're on the way out the door and have only 30 days to find a new job in IBM. As a result, over the past 8 years or so, mobility within the company has been very limited. -- as has upward mobility due to IBM's laser focus on reducing SG&A (sales, general and administrative = headcount) expenses quarter to quarter.