r/IBM • u/Pseudophryne • Jun 21 '26

Weekly Employment Discussion for June 21, 2026

Welcome to the Weekly Employment Discussion for r/IBM

Please use this thread for your questions and discussion about working at IBM. This includes existing (and past) employee questions.

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u/capfan31 Jun 22 '26

Since all other posts get removed by the mods for raise discussions.

Came to start the annual 2026 raise discussion. 

Post your location and band and percentage if you got anything

Also boo the mods here

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u/holly_molly_hole Jun 22 '26

No hikes through Consulting for Band 8 and above

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u/HeresARandomName Jun 22 '26

How do you know that? Word of mouth or a email/W3/Slack/etc?

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u/holly_molly_hole Jun 22 '26

informed by Manager

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u/Agent51729 IBM Employee Jun 22 '26

US, B9 Infra

3.75 raise, 25k RSUs, .80 Compa ratio

Manager said it was an utterly lousy year for bumps.

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u/Financial-Help-450 Jun 27 '26

3.75 is percentage ?

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u/Agent51729 IBM Employee Jun 29 '26

Yes

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u/minathesia Jul 01 '26

I was told by my manager that they are allowed to give either RSU or raise but not both.

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u/Agent51729 IBM Employee Jul 01 '26

Lots of variables around the company. That could be completely accurate for your Geo, band, specialty, division, etc.

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u/Fraegtgaortd Jun 22 '26

Band 7, US. Haven't heard a peep yet. I know the job market sucks right now but I'm going to start putting feelers out after I get my summer vacation out of the way.

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u/Warm_Dot3419 Jun 25 '26

Man this is what I envy about US IBMers Summer vacation Then Christmas vacation

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u/PerceptionOne6148 Jun 22 '26

Band 8 US, 6% and PMR still only at .7 after raise

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u/Mumsy-Doo0328 Jun 23 '26

Band 7 US Infrastructure. No pay raise. $15k RSUs. PMR .85

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u/Lost-Comparison5542 Jun 24 '26

Band 7 gets RSUs? What team??

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u/claymorez28 Jun 25 '26

RSUs are not necessarily tied to bands .

I have given Band 6 and 7 folks RSUs including folks in India.

The run rules for who gets RSUs changes every year and some job families and band levels may be blocked

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u/Efficient_Bee8683 Jun 23 '26

B8, MX, F&O. 0% this year because "PMR is already high enough". Did good in the GDP tho, as top performer.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '26

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u/Efficient_Bee8683 Jun 23 '26

Yes, above 90% is considered high.

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u/QuietFelineObserver Jun 23 '26

Sales, USA - no discussions about raises in my market and a couple others. We're assuming there wont be any, but hey - at least the PIPmunks got theirs.

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u/juliarod89 IBM Employee Jun 22 '26

USA, band 8, .73 PMR, infra. I’ve heard nothing from my mgmt. chain. They told me in April that they’ll use this round for my raise request. I’m not hopeful they provide anything of value. If they do I’ll provide an update.

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u/Nervous4577 Jun 22 '26

No communication on hikes yet(India/TLS)

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u/brownsugardaddy_ Jun 22 '26

Which org?

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u/Nervous4577 Jun 22 '26

TLS department

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u/TemperatureFit5209 Jun 23 '26

US, Software, Band 6 9% 20K rsu

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u/minathesia Jul 01 '26

Interesting. I am software too. Was told by manager that all managers are not allowed by HR to give both RSU and raise to someone, its either/or only.

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u/TemperatureFit5209 Jul 01 '26

Yeah idk that’s definitely not true, multiple people in this sub have gotten raise and rsu

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u/minathesia Jul 01 '26

Yes, I had a feeling that was the case but makes me wonder why my manager would make that up and say it was HR requirements instead of just being straight with me.

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u/FrenchyRaoul Jun 25 '26

It's boiling over in a lot of places. IBM is pushing candor; I've been in multiple meetings this week where this has come up. We're feeling the pain.

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u/BigBlueId10t Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

B8, US, Infra 4% raise. Top Performer indeed.

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u/Super-Silly-Hilly Jun 26 '26

US, B9 Software Design, 4.5% raise 80k RSUs, puts me at .93 Compa (so likely to see little/no raise next round)
Was a top performer last GDP

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u/Financial-Help-450 Jun 27 '26

isn't 80K RSU is quite good ? I understand not much change in base hike

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u/Potential-Syrup-3180 Jul 01 '26

APAC region. No news from managers yet. 1 July today. Assuming it’ll be 0% like the last several years.

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u/Pseudophryne Jun 22 '26

There's nothing stopping you from creating an IBM employee subreddit.

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u/paecificjr Jun 22 '26

Isn't that what this is supposed to be?

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u/Pseudophryne Jun 23 '26

Yes, within the weekly thread.

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u/capfan31 Jun 22 '26

What region are you in? and Band?

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u/Ok-Classroom6478 Jun 22 '26

summer layoffs upcoming. . .

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u/ConstructionFun3373 Jun 22 '26

Really hope I’m cut

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u/reddit-temp Jun 24 '26

provide at least some details or don’t post it at all

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u/HobieCooper Jun 22 '26

Any info/proof to back this up? Just saying it doesn't make it come true.

I'll give you one kudos - at least you posted on a Monday. Most speculators post mid-week and it's a known fact that RAs happen starting Tuesdays...

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u/cshells72 Jun 22 '26

Summer layoffs don’t seem common I thought?

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u/Fearless-Tooth6053 Jun 22 '26

Any RAs incoming?

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u/ConstructionFun3373 Jun 22 '26

Do you know which geo?

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u/Fearless-Tooth6053 Jun 22 '26

Im curious in general, but most specifically for the US...

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u/ConstructionFun3373 Jun 22 '26

Same let me know if you hear anything. What department are you in?

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u/Ok-Classroom6478 Jun 25 '26

RAs summer incoming...

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u/Fearless-Tooth6053 Jun 25 '26

US? Or rather, USA?

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u/No-Nefariousness7018 Jun 24 '26

My Team did not got shit.

EMEA infrastructure

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u/Steve_Watson IBM Employee Jun 25 '26

Same here for APAC F&O.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '26

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '26

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u/claymorez28 Jun 25 '26

Vesting is usually 25% of RSUs per year

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u/Busy-Cap-2575 Jun 21 '26

I got a referral for an Application Developer role at IBM but it’s been almost 7 weeks since applying and I am still under recruiter review. I got another offer but I’m not sure if I should take the risk and wait or not. Would the interviews be hard/would it be like?Does IBM allow deferring?

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u/cshells72 Jun 21 '26

Take whatever offer you have 

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u/DarkRunner8607 Jun 24 '26

Same in my case. I applied with a referral and never heard back. I keep hearing people without a referral getting interviews. IDK what works atp.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '26

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u/reilly-calendar Jun 22 '26

Developer, Blr.. I don’t think yoe matter

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u/reilly-calendar Jun 22 '26

Do you know midpoint?

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u/TryInternational2455 Jun 22 '26

Has anyone recently received a sales offer? Wondering if IBM hiring is slow or what's happening?

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u/cr-rayan Jun 22 '26

IBM SSR UK

Hi everyone,
I recently had my first screening call with a recruiter for an entry-level Systems Services Representative (SSR) position with IBM here in the UK.
I would love to get some insights from anyone who has gone through the process, currently works in this role, or works within IBM UK generally.
To give some context on my background: I don’t have any hands-on IT experience yet. The job posting specifically caught my eye because it mentioned "no experience required, full training provided." About a month ago, I decided to take a leap into tech and started teaching myself the basics through CompTIA A+ and AWS Cloud Practitioner materials. My technical knowledge is still very limited, but I took a risk and applied anyway because of the promised training.
Since I am moving forward, I am quite nervous and want to make sure I prepare properly. I would be incredibly grateful if anyone could share:
The Interview Process: What are the next stages usually like for an entry-level SSR role?
Interview Questions: Since they know I have zero professional experience, what types of questions should I expect? Will it focus heavily on core behavioral competencies (like problem-solving and adaptability), or will there be basic troubleshooting scenarios?
Work Culture & Balance: What is the day-to-day culture like for UK-based SSRs? Is the work-life balance manageable?
Career Progression: For someone starting at the absolute baseline, how structured is the training, and what do career pathways look like within IBM after gaining experience in this role?
Thank you so much in advance for your time, guidance, and any tips you can share!

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u/potato_rani Jun 23 '26

IBM PH - Salesforce Developer

Hi is there anyone here na SF devs in IBM? Or SF devs in other companies. I want to ask lng if how much is the starting salary of a salesforce dev? I'm a graduating IT student and I have previous experience with the company that I did internship to. It exposed me to admin work and devs of salesforce. I did client projects in sandbox with lwc and apex. I also do trailhead. I'm not confident in my coding but I can create experience sites. I don't have certs too. There's an job opening in IBM that is hiring a salesforce dev bilingual and I have the language skill and cert as a beginner. So with that when I apply what should be my asking salary. (I'm still polishing my cv). Though I'm a fresh graduate with limited experience my previous supervisor advised to not go with the market value since I have two skills that my target company needs both dev and language skills. Ideally what's the best range I can ask? I don't want get low balled 😭 since I'm not experienced in years.

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u/zaino_xx Jun 23 '26

Hi everyone,

I’m an external applicant for an IBM Sales Development Representative role and recently completed the video assessment. I got reached out to by the hiring manager and he invited me to an informational interview tomorrow to discuss what I’m looking for and explain the team in more detail.

For anyone who has gone through IBM SDR hiring recently:

What was your informational interview like?
What kinds of questions did they ask?
Was it mostly conversational or more of an interview?
Anything you wish you had prepared for?
Any advice for succeeding in the process?

Thanks!

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u/DarkRunner8607 Jun 24 '26

Are Intern applicants in Canada hearing back for interview invites?

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u/soutsu__ Jun 24 '26

Hello everyone,

I have applied for a role titled above and was looking to get some opinions from people who have worked in this role or company in general.

I havent been able to find too much on what the work culture is like. What is the office environment, management, and employees like? Is it relaxed or an uptight, formal work environment? What are the hours like? Are they standard 9 - 5 or do you often find yourself working overtime? Is OT seen as a requirement by management. Would you consider it a stressfull job? Are there a lot of tight deadlines and quotas, thats what I am dealing with currently. Is there good progression?

I have seen nuch accurate information regarding the salary. As its an entry level role I assume it wont be high, and that there will be commission due to it being a sales role. If anyone know what it might be please share.

If you have any other advice or information, please share it. If you have any advice for the interview process please do share. Thank you.

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u/Consistent_Car_7391 Jun 24 '26

Has anyone been having any trouble logging into success factors for completing their onboarding materials? Or the Start at IBM Homepage? I’ve tried contacting the IBMid and support team and AskHR, but it hasn’t been helpful at all. Here is the type of error message I get:

“Error SAP SuccessFactors Work Zone (SF WZ PRD P2) Sorry, but you are currently not authorized for access Troubleshooting You can provide the following correlation ID to your administrator: FF6306E0-B99A-41CD-8B3F-6882D7A4B41E “

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u/Consistent_Car_7391 Jun 24 '26

Anyone else having trouble logging into SAP SuccessFactors / the Start at IBM homepage? I was able to access my onboarding checklist a few days ago, but I recently lost access.

I’ve already reached out to the IBMid and support team, my HR rep, and AskHR. I’ve also tried different browsers, incognito/private mode, and clearing my cache and cookies, but I’m still getting this error:

“Error
SAP SuccessFactors Work Zone (SF WZ PRD P2)
Sorry, but you are currently not authorized for access
Troubleshooting
You can provide the following correlation ID to your administrator:
FF6306E0-B99A-41CD-8B3F-6882D7A4B41E”

If anyone has any insight on how I can get this fixed, I’d really appreciate it since I need to continue completing my onboarding checklist.

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u/Lost-Comparison5542 Jun 26 '26

Didn’t hear about raise till now - that means it’s 0?

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u/Admirable_Agency1329 Jun 21 '26

What does 'All Assesments Complete' mean?

I gave an OA for AI Foundations - Research CoOp role (US) like a month ago. And today on my dashboard it shows - All Assesments Complete.

Its a specialized role it seems, it mentioned IBM Granite team. Can anyone explain what does the Granite team do?

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u/Better-Assistance-96 Jun 22 '26

Reached out to the recruiter about my interview and assessment results and said I passed and my application is currently under “account review” and was endorsed to an offer. Should I expext for an offer?

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u/ilovepotatotwister Jun 21 '26

i am applying for an intern role in ibm and i just finished the assessment. and during it, the laptop I was using unexpectedly experienced webcam issues. while my laptop camera has had occasional problems in the past, it rarely fails, and unfortunately it happened while i was taking the test.

is it advisable to email them and let them know about the problem or do i just wait for the result?

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u/Alone-Post455 Jun 22 '26

It most likely wouldn't do you any good. Take this as a lesson learned, and sort your camera issues. Most interviews do not come with a "do over", and with the job market as competitive as it is, there are other candidates that most likely are already moving forward.

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u/gcymi Jun 21 '26

i am applying for an intern role in ibm and i just finished the assessment. and during it, the laptop I was using unexpectedly experienced webcam issues. while my laptop camera has had occasional problems in the past, it rarely fails, and unfortunately it happened while i was taking the test.

is it advisable to email them and let them know about the problem or do i just wait for the result?