IBM Employee Reviews

Many smart and ambitious global colleagues made my time in this company rewarding. Fast paced and never boring. Too much email in highly matrixed environment.

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great work ethics

Help Desk Support (Current Employee) - Sydney NSW - 16 September 2023

contracted for the past 2 years. I have learned so much working with very professional people with high standards and a welcoming environment. long hours but worth it...

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No morale, all about money not people

Sales (Former Employee) - Melbourne City Centre VIC - 10 December 2022

Management don't care about people. Big boys club and don't like being given new ideas. Must stick to the process at all costs even if process is broken. A mgr who cares about their staff will soon be moved out...

Pros

Good name on CV

Cons

Long hours, low morale, bullying environment

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Very poor communication with workers about working there

IT Support Engineer (Former Employee) - Canberra ACT - 4 December 2022

When I worked for IBM, which was a period of eighteen months with two 12-month contracts (yes, the second contract was terminated early by IBM in a cost-cutting measure), there was extremely poor if indeed none at all communication with workers about the actually working at IBM. There was merely communication about the work itself, and even that wasn't very effective. The team was run by a scheduler rather than a manager, so it was always that sort of fire-fighting approach rather than long-term thinking.

Pros

Almost none

Cons

Long hours, no appreciation, and then "IBM's bad quarterly figures mean that you have to go."

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People are great, process is too complex for no reason

Account delivery manager (Former Employee) - Australia - 13 October 2022

Great place to learn, if you are patient, tolerant and have genuine IT passion. As a global company you can really feel lost and forgotten easily. Too many red tags and unnecessary process complexity.

Pros

Work flexibility

Cons

Long hours, everything is needed yesterday yet the answers will come next month. Maybe. Up to you.

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Too focussed on Dollars to care about people

Raised Floor Manager (Former Employee) - Westpac - 14 April 2022

Every time we had a vacancy in our team the vacancy was not clear to be filled for at least 3 months. This went on many times. I thought the management structure above me was particularly vague, and the only time I met my bosses boss was when there was a lot of trouble in the work place.

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Upper Management doesn’t care about bulk employees

Trained in Project Management (Former Employee) - Ballarat VIC - 5 April 2022

My full time work experience with IBM as an entry level Graduate certainly could’ve been better. I started as an intern 5 years ago and the internship is a great experience and a great entry level into the corporate world. Once I started full time, COVID was thrust upon us and the level of support I had while working from home wasn’t great. As a graduate and as someone who is just starting their career I don’t think IBM truly understood the importance of being in the office for our social lives, for networking purposes that are important for all careers and for our mental health. Working from home may have its perks but I felt like my career was going no where during this period. I can only hope that others can progress their career post covid as a young graduate.

Pros

Great entry level job

Cons

Lack of support from upper management

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Great team, but…

Technical Support (Current Employee) - Australia - 27 March 2022

The interview process was quite quick as I had only one interview. I thought this was a good, but I now think we should have more steps so we can understand each other.

Pros

Mentors were awesome. Professional.

Cons

Many coworkers work off hours

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Never got a payise or bonus in 6 years

Data centre technician (Former Employee) - Pemulwuy NSW - 12 February 2022

For other they say it's been 15 years since a payrise and they expect you to be performance reviewed? What's the point in being reviewed if your not getting anything out of it.

Pros

Work family friendly roster

Cons

No career progress

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No work life balance, senior leadership is very poor

CFO (Former Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 13 January 2022

Churn and burn, working for an American company they don't really care about employees in Australia. Too slow to adapt as the company is too top heavy.

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Graduate (Current Employee) - Australia - 6 December 2021

A decent place for graduates and work life balance is very good. If you are technical and really want to work with latest/trending technologies, you should consider some other place.

Pros

Pay is decent, work from home flexibility, good people, excellent learning portal, globally recognised

Cons

The work can be boring sometimes

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A great place to work

Commercial Manager (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 12 August 2021

After several years working with many different virtual teams across many locations and geographies, I can say that I had a very fulfilling time at IBM, collaborating with highly skilled people to engineer successes for clients, as well as for IBM.

Pros

Flexibility. Opportunities. Professional work environment

Cons

Can be process bound, but often, this is necessary

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Turning around

Manager (Former Employee) - Australia - 9 February 2021

Some interesting growth areas e.g AI. However, in general still struggling to find the right direction. Constant restructuring cause top talent loss and talent underutilisation. Too much focus on cost cutting result in short-sighted decisions in many cases.

Pros

Flexibility

Cons

Constant restructuring

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Great place to work

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / Financial Analyst (Former Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 1 February 2021

A typical day is busy. Organize it the way needed to be. Everyone very helpful, work as professionals minding yours on business. Very competitive and decent culture.

Pros

Work life balance

Cons

Fixed term employment

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Typical big corporate organization.

SME (Former Employee) - Perth WA - 5 November 2020

Lots of layers of management and comparative culture to get good jobs, lots of inexperienced employees. Too many people involved in simple decisions. Rely on their size and reputationbl rather results.

Pros

Great offices

Cons

Management is poor

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Big Blue is greatest company

Senior Business Analyst Service delivery projects (Former Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 25 October 2020

I had started from call taker in 2001 and ended as a senior business analyst of whole AP regions countries.If you work hard, you will get it.Good company

Pros

Clear carrier pass

Cons

Nothing

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Interview them as deeply as they interview you!

Project Manager (Former Employee) - Ballarat VIC - 19 July 2020

Great staff at the technical levels. IBM's reputation seems to earn it some solid Government contracts. However... I should have taken the obvious hint the universe was trying to send, when the interviewer for the first interview arrived 30 minutes after the appointment time, and didn't seem to know what was going on. Accepted a senior management role, but within a month or two it became obvious the role was surplus to requirements. Let go after five months with little support or direction, and wondering why I was hired. IBM Ballarat has a close relationship with Federation University, so be prepared to work with students in "Earn and Learn" programs - this is both a pro and a con. Workplace is distant from the Ballarat CBD, with not many facilities close by.

Pros

Great technical people. Good training if you can find it.

Cons

Micromanagement, sprawling hierarchy, no onsite HR.

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Relaxed work culture with minimal politics

Customer Service Consultant (Current Employee) - Ballarat VIC - 9 July 2020

This place is stress-free and they work very well with each individual to make sure their work/home/uni life is balanced. They cater to Uni students very well.

Pros

Company laptop

Cons

Very little career progression assistance

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Best consultancy experience

Executive Enterprise Architect / Senior Managing Consultant (Former Employee) - Perth WA - 17 June 2020

Plenty of learning and exciting projects. Intellectual work culture. Great people. Great benefits. Travel opportunities. Computer technology pioneer and Global leader.

Pros

Innovative company

Cons

Utilisation

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Remuneration is commensurate with expectations/workload

Workforce Management / Resource Deployment Manager (Current Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 8 June 2020

After 20 years I have seen many changes in IBM and what was once a great company to work for as it has afforded me many benefits in my personal life, has changed so dramatically and working for IBM has become extremely challenging for most people. From an education/skills point of view, you couldn't ask for more, it is excellent for upskilling oneself.

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Diverse work culture. Opportunities are earned not given out based on years of service. Rewards are based on service delivery, reflecting committment

Contract Support and Business Office Support (Former Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 7 June 2020

Team work is .essential, with ability to work under pressure and ability to work autonomously critical. Imperative that employees are focused and able to deliver on time and within budget. Job expectations are high with rewards given for good performance. Strong and diverse work culture, with IBM regularly taking out awards for their focus on diversity. Ability to adapt to change is critical in all aspects of positions available.

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