IBM reviews

Poor management that provides little direction. The "matrix" environment creates several bosses you have to report to and each boss is in a different organization with different goals. It's truly a case of the left and right hands not talking to each other and putting staff in the middle to make both sides happy. Career development is not a focus and certifications are not encouraged. I've tried to transfer to other positions and management would never provide me a release date; even though HR policies says there's a 90 day maximum hold period.

IBM is becoming such a services oriented company, that it is losing focus on the things that make IBM great. The stability of the company is largely a reflection of its workforce. The consulting mentality of hiring on ofr a short stint until the next big opportunity come from another company, has changed the way it treats its core workforce. Mobility continues to be a double edged sword - great for flexibiltiy, tough on sense of community and teaming. There are a lot of great tools IBM has invested in for online and we b based communications, but sometimes nothing beats the office to hash out some ideas or approaches to solve a customer's issue.