IBM

I enjoyed my years at IBM. I had great colleagues. Senior management were not the best and only looked after themselves.

Had many different role with IBM over the years. Meet a lot of great people, had great managers. Some of the best and brightest people I have had the pleasure to work with were with this company.

Work hard, learn all you can, be willing to go above and beyond for the company and your teammates and you will succeed.

IBM is the only place where you can enter any career path you want and when you want. IBM provides a fully funded Learning & Knowledge department that helps its employees obtain the best and most expensive certifications, tranings and credentials for free. At IBM, employees have access to multiple sources of knowledge, databases and information all via IBM's own platforms such as IBM Business Institute, W3, Blue Rain, Lighthouse and many more.

IBM bought the ATT Desktop Support contract in 2008. They took away bonuses, ended raises, and unloaded multiple roles and more territory that was previously done by multiple people. After the contract of two years in which I held multiple positions they oursourced the enter Desktop Support department and laid all Desktop Support employees off.

My plan was to retire from IBM, however during a tough business climate my role was move to India. That being said, I had great times and friendships there that I still have to this day.

Working at IBM was an experience filled with its own unique set of highs and lows. On one hand, the structured work environment provided a stable and predictable schedule, embodying the essence of work-life balance with its unwavering 8-hour workdays and 40-hour weeks, meriting a modest two-star rating in this aspect. The benefits were nice.though standard Medical and Dental, and with the same provider as 3 of my other employers therefor nothing to write home about. However, despite my significant contributions, including spearheading several large initiatives that positively impacted the company over my six-year tenure, the lack of recognition was palpable. This oversight led me to give only a one-star rating for recognition. Otherwise the routine satisfaction derived from a well-balanced work schedule was also nice. I was expecting quite a bit more given at orientation they were going on about what ir means to be an IBMer which got me hyped up only to leave feeling it was standard.

the company had very friendly coworkers and i felt at home there. The drawback there was from management whereby not enough recognition was attributed to any jobs well done.

IBM is truly professional place to work with. Culture and values make IBM stand out from other companies. Even if there is escalation, you are treated with respect and given utmost respect.

IBM is fortunate to have great developers who work very hard, as if they are working at a startup. The technical expertise is at the highest level. My position was project oriented with part of my job be offshored I could see that my time was coming to an end..

I loved my job at IBM. I was hired on a temporary contract while I was in college. IBM at the time had no permanent positions open. They kept me longer than my original contract and I received nothing but praise from my managers. I was finally let go as no permanent positions opened up while I was there. I would gladly take a job back with this company any day.

While working at CenturyLink are system support team was outsourced to IBM to support CenturyLink. While at IBM I was tasked with the job of creating automation tools and web applications that managed remote consoles, detail system lookup information for the IT Support Desk, detail system data lookup, change coordination tool for scheduling work and notifying support contracts for application and building work schedules. I also build with team a tool that analyzed system security policies between IBM and CenturyLink. I was also apart of a team to automate the management of remote consoles.

I love this job I learned a lot, and I Love people working there. I got a chance to travel and learn new stuff working environment is good and safe. Very interesting and challenging work . I also got good Benefits like 401k and healthcare.

Software Engineer with 10 years background in creating and executing innovative software solutions to enhance business productivity of organizations. Highly experienced in all aspects of the software development lifecycle from concept through to development and delivery. Skilled at coding to develop scalable, user friendly and high-performance applications using programming languages, frameworks, APIs of cutting-edge technologies also coordinating cross functional teams in fast paced with agile practice. Consistently recognized as a hands-on and competent.

Was a good place to start a career. IBM was willing to pay for basic certifications. Manager turnover is frequent. Had a new manager each year I worked sometimes faster and with that there were new expectations. had a "boys club" feeling where if you didnt go to happy hours or hang out outside the office it felt like you were ignored.

Early on, I was teamed up with a mentor. Many people, late in their career liek myself, may think a mentor isn't needed but believe it or not you do! It's like a buddy system and it's good to have someone you trust to help you or just talk to for clearing out those weekly blockers. Also, IBM/Kyndryl was a very large company but their structure was designed to move large projects while feeling like a small business.

As a receptionist, I would answer 300-400 phone calls a day, with 18 incoming lines. Since I spoke Spanish, I was routed all of the Spanish speaking clients that had trouble with their English. Took and forwarded messages to the appropriate representative (72 of them), in addition to the 5 executives on the floor. One hour for lunch and I could either eat inside at one of the various cafeterias in the High Rise or go outside and eat at the Bonaventure Hotel.

Manufacturing was not my first calling, In all honesty I didn't have much choice. The economy in Vermont had taken a tumble and I found myself in the middle of a recession , so I started as a temp for $6.66 , well actually $7.77 with the shift premium nights. In a short time I was made a permanent. I did get raises, and some recognition. They resisted putting me into maintenance, partly because I had communications degree and not a technical degree. They did let me do the work but as a manufacturing maintenance person for 2/3 the pay . It continued up through the ranks and a dozen years later I was the lowest paid senior tech in the dept. I worked on everything , fixed about 90% of it. I also worked on some of IBM's new products. The memory boom, yup ! Cell phones those too. 300mm all over it. in 2008 it all came to a end. By then the surrounding area was saturated with 10 years of layoffs. Soon the whole plant was sold.. so it's all history.

I was hired as a temporary salesperson on inbound calls for help with current customers of AS 400 or a System 36, who did not have a Support Contract. There were 33 of us and there were times every day that our computers crashed. I began working with IT and ended up keeping the computers running when I knew what the fix was. Eventually I was hired in the outbound Sales division to keep 130 workstations running. I also had to learn new software, install and teach each member how to use it. Imagine not going out of the box and only did sales????

I work there as a college intern in the college co-op program it was in the personnel department in East Fishkill New York back in the early 80s. It was a great time working there and I was able to apply myself and learn so much.

Started as a project manager, was given several project opportunities, excellent upper management support. Was promoted to Sr. Strategy project manager, where I was able to lead several teams for project development, deliver corporate solutions, strategic direction and high level implementations. The job gave me the ability to communicate and have a high level contact with managers at IBM and client's corporate managers. Had the opportunity to deliver high visibility project implementations in the private as well as the public sector.

I was an IBM employee who was assigned to work on an at&t project. The LPP is full automation Order System that supports Web GUI interface and API Interface connect to the backend Linux base and Oracle database. Its involved Equipment Inventory of CISCO, Juniper, Virtual Router Interface, Logical Provision, Router Configuration Generation, Upload Router Configuration and activate new services. This is a complex order system that I have an opportunity to work on from start to end.

Supported major computer systems for a number of customers. Responsibe for installing and mainting complex computer systems. Supported data base systems in IMS. Supported and trouble shooting application problems.

Can get good experience but not a good place for a long term career. Management changes a lot with no coordinated plan. So wind up going threw the motions for somebody using their position as a stepping stone.

I was working at a company that converted from manual and unit record process ing to computer. I was included in some training for that project because I was familiar with the applications being upgraded and because I did well in my test scores from tests provided and evaluated by IBM. About six months later I decided that the only way to learn programming was to change jobs where I could work as a computer operator and pay for programing training as I worked. When I put my name out with various agencies one of the first responses was about a job at IBM which woulod mean free training. I went innto IBM and they interviewed me and gave me a test. I must have done well on the test as they hired me the next day. They have great training programs and employees are expected to take the courses as part of their job. I learned more during my year and a half at IBM than I did in college. It was my best decision. Once you are an employee at IBM you are accepted other places very readily.

Great folks in upstate NY! Great cafeteria, great benefits, great training programs and growth opportunities. Upper management truly cares about your personal life. Be prepared to move!!!

This was a part time job and provided me with skills and experience into IT while going to Community College.

Unpaid on call duty constant threats from management. ALL decisions are based on how to get rid of the maximum amount of US and over 40yrs old employees.

I started as a data entry clerk, promoted several times, HR recruiter, promoted to manager, eventually to middle manager.

I enjoyed my 6years with IBM and my customer BCBS of Maryland and Washington DC. I experienced new processes and customer faced meeting.

I designed and developed several Omni Device DRIVERs and PM GUI's for OS/2 Warp. I developed the print graphics engine and the OS/2 OMNI image processing algorithms (including 2 patent applications). I developed various Warp PM dialogs and raster bitmap aspect alignment tools.

IBM was great company to work for, however, with the changes in culture and the off shoring of thousands of jobs made it a 'bottom line' institution. I had a great career with IBM and had the opportunity to travel to numerous countries. I worked with some great people who made IBM what it is today. I had the pleasure of working for some really good managers who understood the people and the work and made the job enjoyable. Their were of course some who did not live up to the standard.

I worked at IBM/Lockheed Martin/Loral for 22 years. There were many opportunities for advancement .

Be wary. IBM keeps selling off divisions. Had to deal with a lot of management and most are not competent. Too many prima donas

Great working on new products. Educating customers. Supporting call over the phone. Selling the products.

This is a top quality company to grow your skills and contribute daily. I would recommend IBM to whomever enjoys working in IT.

I had a 12 month experience with IBM. After 1 month of training (away from home) and barley developing my sales territory, IBM laid off myself and 25,000 others. IBM made a huge investment in myself (training, travel, etc) and my peers and just threw it away to meet some budget. Most people laid off were older. As a stock holder in IBM I consider what they did as fiscally incompetent. Turned my life upside down at ag 62. I once had respect for IBM but no longer.

I spent 10 years of my life working here. It was good. Wou ld do it all over again. Management however is a different story. I did not have a pleasant experience, unless yku have a manager that is not white/ caucasian.

I was the IT manager for the New York city region for Thomson Reuters for o about 10 years for all the Business units, supporting and leading IT for all front-end and backend services. Then we got outsourced to IBM where we continue in the same role with all the IT responsibilities for 4 years. Finally we got promoted to the IT Service Availability role for the 5th year till June 2020, where IBM moved this role to India.

14 years with IBM and I enjoyed every minute. Was saddened when the PC division was sold resulting in a downsizing. Had multiple opportunities for working on special projects, but advancement or upward mobility was a slower progression. Im a people person and enjoyed working in the office vs working remote, although you could choose when you wanted to work from home. I was happy here and would work for IBM again.

I worked for IBM for a total of 17 years and I am looking to return as soon as I can.

They use their agents promised them a pay raise and a higher position and demote them in the same week just because they need the positions filled at the time, so there’s no room to grow when it comes to that and and the pay sucksPlus the management is there any help at all because they don’t know what’s going on

I started out working in Service repair center(Tucson, Az)(Shipping/receiving) Closed and moved to new location.(Newark New Jersey) Decided to take another job in Phoeinx, Az) Working Administration job in Marketing Branch Office. Was a great choice. IBM has the greatest information system in world. I learn more about marketing and everything about how to do my admin job which consisted of a large variety of things. Which made the job challenging and very rewarding.

Great opportunity to work with valuable clients. Clients welcome you into their leadership meetings if they find you competent. Real advisory consulting role. take your ideas seriously. You get to work with very talented people.