IBM reviews

Lack of structured progresssion paths supported by management rather than company announcements and lip service, highly political surroundings, cut throat competition for few advancement opportunities, poor salaries, very poor and dated physical working environment (every day is a "bring your own pen to work" day, disinterested Irish leadership waiting out their tenure to redundancies or pensions, undercurrent of middle aged white man priviledge covered up by lip service of messages of equality, diversity and cherishing wild ducks. Poor, underfinanced facilities, old, barely adequate equipment, barely edible food on campus, antiquated management practices, permanent war between lines of business destroying the company from inside. Rampant stress leave, depression, subtle gaslighting and undermining so not a place for the thin skinned, idealists, sensitive souls, those who cannot separate personal values and company harsh reality.

Not very well structured. Pay is low. Travel 100% even though it says 50%. Different mentality between CIC centers and regular IBM. IBM treats the CIC as "Near Shore" workers with the concept of bringing offshore work to the US. No defined career path for early professionals after a certain point. Managers make it hard to promote to band 7 while CBDers in the company automatically get promoted between the 1.5-2 year mark. Managers change every 6-10 months because they don't even live in Baton Rouge.