IBM reviews

- Below average salary hikes. top rating for continuous 5 years, and total pay rise since joining is <50%. Average <10% hike per year. - Variable pay is a joke. Its dependant on company performance and can range from 10-50% of what is promised (GDP). Performance bonus (for 1 rating) is usually a decent amount. - HR is powerless. Everything , from leaves, hikes, promotions, appraisals, WFH approvals is in people manager's hands. If you have a good PeM, your life is set. If he turns out to be "evil", it can be pretty bad. - Contacts / Networking is everything - this is a pro as well as a Con. If you have do not habe the right contacts, you will be shuttled around to random projects by the resource managers. Zero bench policy ensures that they will tag you in virtually any account that will take you in. So BUILD YOUR NETWORK - If you do not understand the internal processes, you will be lost. Promotions, hikes, appraisals, approvals - everything has a process to it. Have patience, and follow the process. You will get what you want.

low pay, lack of transparency and trust in management; random firings and lay offs. If you can't find any of the few projects available, good luck staying employed because you will be thoroughly kicked to the curb. IBM Baton Rouge CIC is essentially a glorified call center. Hush hush atmosphere promoted by management. They'll tell you some of what you need to know and plenty of what you don't. Same goes for the training...pshh...training.