IBM

"The experience you can have will depend a lot on the project team you are working with. If your project team supports you and will work well with you, the experience can be great as a woman. If your project team is not as supportive, or is more distant, your experience may be different."

"Be prepared to speak up for yourself. You can quickly and easily be taken advantage of"

"i liked working here but definately ebbs and flows. it is impotent to maintain your priorities. "

"A lot of women in IBM Consulting bands 10 and below, less as the roles get more senior. Women support women, good maternity leave. "

"A great place to work and grow career for women particularly women in Tech"

"It's become an organization where there is little career trajectory."

"Only young professionals, with a degree and if you live in there 5 hub cities. "

"Great company to start your career and learn about the corporate world. When I worked there compensation was low and hours were long, especially during the end of the fiscal quarter."

"Driven, ambitious, creative thinkers of all shapes, colors, and appearances are welcome."

"As a white woman, I recognize that I have a privilege that many other women may not have access to, and that extends to my work life. I think IBM has been taking a long hard look at how women and women of color experience IBM. IBM is taking action to ensure equity here. It still has a way to go, but I have been pleased with the progress made recently. "

"I worked at IBM design and there were many opportunities for mentorship. Work life balance was a challenge as there were times you weren't working a lot and times where you'd be there every night all week."

"It can be a great place to work if you get the right team. The environment is very flexible."

"The potential for a great work experience is there but also there is a layer of the company that is feeling a toxic culture. Both exist."

"I've always felt like its a 'level playing field'. IBM goes beyond just their 'words' and takes action, which is apparent in their policies, culture, and even various employee groups / resources."

"Great company to work for. They encourage learning and building your career. They have great policies and care about their employees safety and work life balance."

"The people make this a great company. By building allies and demonstrating your value, you are able to design your own role and paths here. Upward mobility and work life balance are tremendous; we don't talk that publicly about this!"

"I work in the finance organization at IBM, and have been with the company for around 2 years. I feel like recognition for my performance has been equal to my counterparts. I have also always had male managers, and have never felt uncomfortable or at a disadvantage as compared to my colleagues."

"nice place to work, but it's still work and work is work"

"Really depends on where you sit within the organization. with 300K+ employees and operations in 170+ countries you will be exposed to many different leaders / people. Overall I have had a positive experience and even when on male dominated teams - there were incredible allys! "

"The flexible work arrangements and parental leave policies are very good."

"I advised her for working here it's a good place"

"There has been a definite emphasis on hiring women and diversity candidates into non-management roles, but I'm seeing the awareness to hire into management roles is improving as well."

"Enjoyable work life balance. Highly supported by management. Maternity leave was fine. Job was there when I return."

"It's a super big place with many smart, accomplished and generous humans. It's a demanding environment that requires you to set boundaries that work for you. As with any employer, if you don't set boundaries, there's a very high likelihood for burnout."

"I love that we have a female CEO, all our business resource groups that celebrate women at IBM. We have sessions about advancing your career, conversations explaining bands and how to move up or transition within the company. I'm making more in my role here than I have at other software companies in the past- due to an initiative to increase pay for women across the company (in my opinion)"

"IBM is committed to diversity and promotes that through several different programs and organizations. You will meet many other women in technical roles here, and there are so many great ways to get involved. As with every company, there are still a few bad apples, or folks with antiquated views, but for the most part they aren't working to keep you from growing your career."

"An awesome place to work. Great maternity and paternity benefits. Excellent work-life balance. I worked from my daughters home for 3 weeks while caring for my new granddaughter. My boss was awesome. You will be listened to and enjoy working here."

"It tends to be who you know who is important so make sure to network"

"Unless you are in sales or marketing, IBM is not a good place for a high end technical engineer if you are a woman."

"Great global company to work for - believes in constant re-inventing yourself and keeping current on hot skills in the industry promoting training/certifications. "

"Plenty of women in senior roles as well as opportunities to advance. In general, IBM's compensation isn't as high as comparable companies. While there are many policies to foster diversity and inclusion, there are still many outdated, de facto policies/processes that must be navigated to achieve work/life balance."

"If you are okay with being let go at any time or watching people let go at any time, then the company has other strengths to offer."

"The company has great benefits to promote familiy wellness and care; however, I found that women had to fight to get recognition and were designated to note-takers and meeting facilitators despite a differing career path."

"Pretty good work/life balance; Parental leave is good but could be improved; if working in sales in a mid-senior role, the base is low compared to other similar companies."

"Maternity Leave is good here. you can prolong work from home post maternity leavel."

"Avid. Inclusiveness is not a business priority for the head of R&D. One of experiences: ibm offers generous parental leave both for women and men. When my manager had a baby (fr) he came to work next day (mon). I couldn’t hide my surprise - that he came and that he hasn’t told us (me, don’t know about others) that he was expecting a baby (I had 1on1 with him the day before). In the response I was told that pregnancy more of a private thing in the US and people don’t share it with coworkers. I miscarried a year earlier, just moved from Europe, started in new team, put all my forces to work, in November was rewarded with departments Awsome Technology Award and in December received evaluation they I don’t meet expectations of bringing business value, with a comment that it’s just to stimulate me a little more. My sense of expectations was getting me crazy. I’ve never felt such pressure on my performance in 8 years of being a software engineer. And I wanted to have a baby before 35 years. I didn’t see it improving in any nearest future so when I got pregnant I left."

"This is one of the most diverse and women-friendly environments I've worked in. It does depend somewhat on division and role (my previous role was in a very diverse group. This one is... a lot white guys.) That said, it is a respectful environment with people pulling in the same direction."

"Awesome place to work where women are given with a lot of opportunities to grow and to develop their skills while keeping a great work-life balance"

"Good place for working mothers, but compensation could use some work."

"Our CEO is a woman, if that says anything at all! Women are supported, valued and heard at IBM. I came from other large companies and my experience was definitely the opposite. I truly love what IBM is doing and think having more women here would be amazing!"

"Take advantage of the women's support and business resource groups across the organization. Try to get as much of a sense of your potential team's structure, culture, etc. before signing on."

"It's a great place for woman to work here. You can adjust working hours per your needs. You can work from home sometimes. There is a huge group to support women in technology. "

"Very supportive for working moms, great work-life balance (can depend on the area), and fantastic maternity leave. When I go on business trips, they ship expressed milk home for free. "

"IS a good place for mothers, they balance life with the work. "

"Included Valued Respected Challenged Recognized Rewarded Opportunity Mentors Honored Inspired "

"It is a great workplace and I enjoyed working in IBM "

"Joining IBM is one of the best career choices that I made in my life. I enjoyed how from top down everyone is sincerely supporting diversity. "

"Great leaders of which many female; offers flexibility such as WFH, flexible working hours, etc."

"IBM is good for women for work life balance as flexible time and place."

"Working here is phenomenal in every aspect. I am 100% treated as an equal among my male coworkers. Not to mention the great pay, flexibility, & overall welcoming office environment. "

"IBM is a good place to woman development your potential. There are more than 80.000 course in learning platform and many them focusing on career growth, diversity culture etc. In Brazil we have a maternity license behind the law but you can extend it per 2 months more if you need and wish stay more time with your baby. We have woman and top position like Gini Romety and others. We have researchers, scientists and brilliant woman in all generations. I am a woman and I love IBM way. "

"I am new to the company after recently finishing my MBA, and the support and enthusiasm I receive at IBM is unmatched! There is a lot of focus around mentoring and education/learning and leadership is actively looking for sharp women to help usher in the next generation of success for the company. "

"The online training and development platform is very robust and can be customized based on your current role, skills you hope to improve, and roles you want to be in in the future."

"There are leadership programs to develop women in their careers. Also, there is a big focus to develop more women in Executive positions. "

"My experience in working at IBM Marketing has been nothing but positive. The majority of our leadership is female, and there is a fantastic culture of celebrating success, supporting one another, and work life balance. Overall, it is a fantastic place to work."

"Supportive programs and policies; flexible work environment; great leadership and mentors."

"It's honestly a great place to work. Hours are super flexible at IBM where it's completely understandable when life happens. Whether it comes to picking up the kids, unexpected hospital/dental runs, or anything else - hours can be flexible and done in different parts of the day. If your partner is a veteran, there's room for you to grow and develop at IBM with the amount of global roles available at IBM. This can help women to still move around with their partners while their partner is on the move. If you're expecting children, their parental leave gives us more time with our families. Our work culture is super inclusive that makes me feel like I belong. And there's just so much more. "

"Job assign equality is the most important thing for carrier development. Also, the flexibility of time and place is important for managing work and life. IBM ensure both. Here is the best place for women to work, develop her carrier."

"As an engineer I am all too familiar with being treated as unequal, especially at university. Since joining IBM as an intern, I have dramatically increased my confidence. Everyone in the workplace is extremely supportive and encouraging. I could not recommend IBM more. Although there are only a small number of women in my office, I never notice that we are a minority, everyone is treated equally and with respect. "

"Company is flexible for mothers with teh ability to work hours around family duties. Obviously this is with the expectation that work gets completed. Have been able to see my children grow and develop, while still forging a career."

"Great place for mothers who want to experience their families growing up and developing, while still developing their own career"

"yes, I love to work in IBM, I have cancer and I had support in all aspects"

"That if you have time to get involved in local activities and BRGs that you can make headway and that there are some amazing women in leadership roles that can act as great mentors. "

"It is a good place to work, but like anywhere else, I think you have to stick up for yourself to be noticed for promotion and opportunities."

"Its a very big company so if you meet someone who doesnt meet your goals you can easily find someone you does!"

"great place for women to work but pace can be hectic depending on project(s)"

"IBM is a great place to work, especially if you have strong technical skills and leadership skills. There are many opportunities to move into project management, user interface design, and business analyst for those who are more "people oriented", but there are even bigger opportunities for those who can work in integration, business analytics, machine learning, and statistical analysis. IBM has a very aggressive policy of acceptance and assimiliation of women into the workforce, and encourages women to take on leadership roles."

"IBM fosters an incredibly inclusive culture. My team in particular drives a strong focus on work-life balance. "

"Get ready to be overlooked for an asisgnment given to a less qualified man in the boys club. Also, be prepared to be the only woman in a meeting 80% of the time."

"They try to make sure women feel heard and listened to. I would like to see more WOC in elevated positions and spaces of power, but there are policies centered against making women's lives easier."

"They are really making efforts to promote women's challenges and issues."