Hi everyone, I have been working at IBM NYC office as a Co/Op Software Developer intern since September 2019 and recently got an offer to join as a Full-Time software developer. Before interning at IBM, I have worked as an intern at a finTech firm as a web developer for a year and also worked at a known Media company for a few months as a Developer Intern. This is a little bit of my background. The offer that I received from IBM is $95k yearly plus a $10k signing bonus which seems like an average in NYC location for new grads at IBM. However, since I have been already working with IBM for 7 months and had prior industry experience through my internships, I really believe that I should start a small negotiation to get my yearly salary to at least around $100k, considering the current living cost in NYC. What tips would you guys recommend me to start a negotiation before I sign my offer letter? Any suggestions will be highly appreciated. Thank you so much. #ibm #newgrad #offer #nyc
Not average, very low.
What? Please go somewhere else. I worked at IBM for 2 years from 2017 fresh out of college. I started at $100k. I got no raises during my time and did meaningless work. I've been given 2 lay off notices. During my 1st lay off notice, I jumped from my initial pointless dev role to another pointless dev role. When I got my 2nd lay off notice, I didn't even bother looking for another role internally. Maybe I'm biased because I got super unlucky at IBM but I highly recommend you get something else. If IBM is your only option, take it but don't have any intentions of staying more than 1 year.
Your story is similar to mine, it even got worse that I was losing the skills I had before I joined them. Glad to be out of it, sure it’s working for some.
Are you in product or consulting? This seems like a consulting offer. Band 6?
Had a mentee who was with IBM for 5 years as a co op running through grad school. They wouldn’t negotiate on his salary in his full time offer, even though he worked with a Band C exec the guy wouldn’t push for him. He left 2 months after starting full time for a 60% increase at Big 3. Accept the offer but keep looking. You can always rescind.
Get an offer elsewhere...started with $110k at a cheaper location than NY city. You deserve better.
Secure another offer.