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IBM Software Labs Department
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IBM is the best company for providing work life balance. It has ocean full of opportunities. We can try various roles and learn various technology based on our interest.
I dont have any dislikes related to IBM. They can improve their salary structure, However the current salary structure may not be the best..but it is a decent one..
I was very excited to work both as individual contributor as well manager. I really loved my tenure in IBM.
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
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Nothing to like
Initially I was placed in banglore but it seems northees will never fit there.. people use to talk in their native language. Upon asking what was being discussed nothing was answered. Shifted to gurgaon via internal movement.. here the manager's behaviour is like a pampered kid. If he doesn't get what is required he will start misbehaving with the team. Overall a pathetic experience
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As per my experience company is good but my experience with my management is one of the worst in my 14 years. Some people are not working for employees they are think they are boss and they can do anything..
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Technology / IT Department
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It's good company to have flexible working hours and job security is there.
There is no HR in IBM and employees don't even know who is their HR. It's manager driven company and we don't get much hikes and promotion process is very slow.
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Audit & Control Department
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Company changed working hours plolicy without employee constent or salary hike. Earlier we use to do 9 hour plolicy including break now we are advised to do 10 hour including intervals. cafeteria food price and quality manager behaviour
Work days: Alternate Saturday off (Strict Timings)
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Product Management - Technology Department
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Great work culture as such Good client engagements good projects good technical learning
Bad hike percentage Some old time IBMers create a toxic culture for lateral joiners as they are paid more than the one's who have spent 10-15yrs in IBM or even more
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Technology / IT Department
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If you are working in good project and with good people, then this company is good.
Now new management is micro-managers and not supporting
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IT Support Department
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Low level hike
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Finance Department
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IBM culture is excellent but still m on fixed term employee in IBM.
M still fixed term employee in IBM
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Just a Big name on your resume
You will be loaded with lot of things and no work life balance and just forget about your appraisal and promotion
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-Poor management -No work Life balance -Every time Management goes against IBM policies, they expect you to do overtime on regular basis and mandatory weekend working, if you standup for yourself they will humiliate you and move you to another process and same thing happens there as well.
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Software Development Department
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IBM has wide range of opportunities to develop skill , work life balance is good ( depends on project and manager )
Manager centric opportunities, Hike is less (3%-5%) , LPIC/ PIP Issue, No Cab Fecility,
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Software Development Department
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Salary: Salary hike is only 2-3%. Promotion: It does not matter whether you are ready of promotion or not. If some one ask for salary correction as per market. They simply initiate for process promotion.
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Software Development Department
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Company has great policies Everything is on paper looking good
Company rooted with brahmin politics rooted to the core. All of the higher management old age retirement people occupying all senior jobs with ilegal way Making the company progress very slow Making sure hard working people are cornered and make their life hell and will indirectly target them All of the people are micromanaged And they dont have security all of the people data they are stealing Employee conversation and chat are revealted to higher manager even anonymous reviews...Read More
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Software Development Department
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The hire at a high salary thenk keep you on bench. Then they ask you to resign as you are on bench. Don't resign.
They don't have any project or requirement. They just hire you to fill their bench. You will get project interviews but none of them will hire you even if your interview was good. And if the interview was bad they will send that review to your WFM which they can later use to justify ending your employment.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
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Software Development Department
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The work life balance depends on the manager and work that you are assigned to.
There are no promotions until 3 of employment. For that again you need some industry training. After which managers will send your reference for promotion which again on account basis which can take time of a month, quarter or even a year.
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Salary is decent in India Software Labs, equivalent of Tier 2 PBCs. RSUs are also given to employees who perform well. IBM has turned its tech suite around after the RedHat acquisition, even for z/mainframe products. Newer tech stack is being implemented at breakneck pace, enough to overwhelm senior developers as well. Lots of opportunities to learn new stuff, including agentic AI. Job security is better than other PBCs for employees who perform well, but expect PIPs....Read More
You will get stuck in one job band for a very long time. Promotions from 7B to 8 are very hard in particular. Also, IBM India is the only entity among all IBM entities to have A and B subbands till job level 7 (tech lead), effectively prohibiting your growth to a decision-making position for a longer time. Indian management, especially managers who have moved laterally from IBM Consulting, is extremely orthodox, and technically inept. If your product delivery is controlled by an onshore lab (U.S., U.K., Germany, etc), expect the Indian management to have no understanding of what it is that you are doing on a day-to-day basis, and to be at loggerheads with the onshore managers. You, an ordinary employee, will no doubt be caught in the crossfire....Read More
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
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Software Development Department
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good salary, good learning platform like udemy business and some internal portals
Micromanagement, some managers and senior architects are working since so long 15-20 years and they don't want any fresh and skilled person to stay they are in there comfort zone, worst reality is when i resigned no hr has connected with me even after raising a ticket manager has all the power.
Work policy: 2 days/week from office
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Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
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Great Ethics and work-life balance. Employee is preferred over everything.
Less opportunities to grow and less scope for promotion. IBM does not matches the Market Standard pay for it's employee
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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