DevOps Engineer Review
by IBM
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.8
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The Company
3.5
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The Culture
4.5
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
A fantastic opportunity to learn a wide scope of different skills. I greatly enjoyed all the work I was doing there and if ever I wasn't, it was easy to move onto something was was enjoyable.
Every piece of work I completed was never undermined. Any questions I had were never judged or rejected. The same goes for any problems I had with work carried out.
As stated above, any questions or struggles I had were never judged or rejected. Team members and other colleagues, mentors or management/supervisors were always happy to help and offer advice for anyone.
I kept busy on a daily basis with my core role taking up the majority of the day and then the fantastic giveback and online learning available took up the rest.
It varied from work item to work item but the majority of the time I had deadlines and priorities for certain tasks in order to do a good job.
I have certainly improved as a person and professionally. My view on business has completely changed and the skills I developed have made my approach to problem solving greater, which in turn assists my in my degree studies
The Company
We were a team and that meant we were all friends, got along and no one felt left out. Team outings, daily scrums were a great way to keep a lively atmosphere.
Once we got going everything was smooth but as it is a large company, the first two weeks of my placement required a lot of back and forth emails between people asking for permissions and access to workspaces.
They always encouraged people to expand outside their comfort zone and try different things during the placement.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
National Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Working from home
Travel loan
Even if you don't go back to the same team or department the are many sights across the country with other teams and departments that do similar or the same as you may have done during your placement.
The Culture
Everyone is friendly, inviting and enthusiastic. You can make friends very easily in such a workspace as IBM,
There was often staff discounts or events paid for.
Big city with lots of clubs, pubs and events on for people to go to.
Sports clubs such as badminton, dancing, yoga, pilates. Code camps, board games etc.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Advertising, Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Science
South West
May 2020
