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At least all you IBM employees get your own company song! How many more of us can boast that? 
What is IBM like to work for?
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regulus said:
most high up sales people wont, my aunt, her bf, her ex all sales, all recieve(d) very fat payslips, the ex has a very tasty pension thanks to IBM aswell. my aunt moved on from IBM though as, atleast when she was there, they worked you stupid, but as you can see if your with them long enough it seems to pay out
out of curiousity, which location is he at, if its a london sales manager or a leeds one...i might know him
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An ex IBM project manager I know had a very good analogy for IBM and their "consulting" practice.
He said, with IBM, you take them to the pub and onto dinner and pay for everything. You then take them home and they live with you for a few weeks, making a mess and you cleaning up after them. Then, when they do leave, they say, "you need a new light bulb".
Oh, and you'll just be another cog in the machine.
He said, with IBM, you take them to the pub and onto dinner and pay for everything. You then take them home and they live with you for a few weeks, making a mess and you cleaning up after them. Then, when they do leave, they say, "you need a new light bulb".
Oh, and you'll just be another cog in the machine.
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I worked for IBM about 9 years ago now.
To be honest I think IBM was a good company, so as all large global companies.
They expect a lot of you, you dont always get the recognition, its just life.
In a large company, there is more exposure, better challenges etc.
Just try it.
To be honest I think IBM was a good company, so as all large global companies.
They expect a lot of you, you dont always get the recognition, its just life.
In a large company, there is more exposure, better challenges etc.
Just try it.
I joined IBM when I left Uni, and stayed there for about 6 years.
I was a great company to start my career with. I was exposed to the whole spectrum of managing large scale software projects, from bidding on $100m+ contracts through implementation, change management, on site comissioning (I once spent 6 months doing 70 hour weeks in an underground nuclear bunker commisioning a safety & security critical system for the RAF...), through to post delivery support.
You'll be pushed hard, and no-one will do anything for you - promotion is gained through application, rather than being given to you - you have to prove you're good enough. On the upside, the rewards are great - especially if they're still running the share options scheme....
Like you will be, I started as an IT Specialist trainee, then moved through Entry-level IT Specialist ,m and onto Advisory IT Specialist by the time I left. It set me in great store for my career from then on - IBM is a great name to have on ones CV.
I would suggest one thing though - IBM doesnt have the best reputation for continuing to value people over longer periods - there's a surprising amount of folk who are 'returnees', who've gone to other jobs to contnue their development before returning to the fold in much more senior positions than they would have reached if they'd stay put. Just bear that in mind....
Edit: Oh yeah...Lotus notes. It both sucks *and* blows.
I was a great company to start my career with. I was exposed to the whole spectrum of managing large scale software projects, from bidding on $100m+ contracts through implementation, change management, on site comissioning (I once spent 6 months doing 70 hour weeks in an underground nuclear bunker commisioning a safety & security critical system for the RAF...), through to post delivery support.
You'll be pushed hard, and no-one will do anything for you - promotion is gained through application, rather than being given to you - you have to prove you're good enough. On the upside, the rewards are great - especially if they're still running the share options scheme....
Like you will be, I started as an IT Specialist trainee, then moved through Entry-level IT Specialist ,m and onto Advisory IT Specialist by the time I left. It set me in great store for my career from then on - IBM is a great name to have on ones CV.
I would suggest one thing though - IBM doesnt have the best reputation for continuing to value people over longer periods - there's a surprising amount of folk who are 'returnees', who've gone to other jobs to contnue their development before returning to the fold in much more senior positions than they would have reached if they'd stay put. Just bear that in mind....
Edit: Oh yeah...Lotus notes. It both sucks *and* blows.
I work for them through Adecco, so its a long term contractor type of thing. Work on the RAF project, have done since I joined 2 years ago.
To be honest as a contractor I dont get all the usual PDM rubbish that the IBMers in the office dont like too much, and they always seem to have targets to meet etc.
As a contractor working there its not bad, probably the best job I've had, but thats not saying much.
The one thing that is annoying as a contractor and not a normal IBM employee is the pay difference doing the same job role. The IBMers on my shift probably get around 10k p.a. more than me for basically the same role.
Still I cant complain, I like my job most of the time and I am happy with what I get paid. Its a pretty secure job, so long as our contract gets renewed this year, but I think it most likely will.
PS I always had a feeling that rpstewart worked in IBM, I think Greenock is where we place all our hardware calls.
To be honest as a contractor I dont get all the usual PDM rubbish that the IBMers in the office dont like too much, and they always seem to have targets to meet etc.
As a contractor working there its not bad, probably the best job I've had, but thats not saying much
.The one thing that is annoying as a contractor and not a normal IBM employee is the pay difference doing the same job role. The IBMers on my shift probably get around 10k p.a. more than me for basically the same role.
Still I cant complain, I like my job most of the time and I am happy with what I get paid. Its a pretty secure job, so long as our contract gets renewed this year, but I think it most likely will.
PS I always had a feeling that rpstewart worked in IBM, I think Greenock is where we place all our hardware calls.