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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,301 total reviews)
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      Arvind Krishna

      77% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,301 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IBM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      107K reviews
      3.0
      Feb 2, 2009

      Good place for a young person, experienced developers should think twice

      Principal software engineer
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      Pros

      Most of the engineers you work worth are over-qualified for the work asked of them. Everyone is polite and professional. Junior software developers will be technically challenged. It looks good on your resume. Great career track for a FEW management-bound people.

      Cons

      Salaries are being reduced thru raises which don't keep up with inflation. Everyone worries about being fired -- everyone is ranked, and bottom 2.5% are whacked every 6 months. Medical and dental benefits are expensive for families. IBM's interpretation of Agile software development methology has turned the place into a sweatshop. Every Band 9 ($120K+) faces a "move up or move out" dilemma.

      4.0
      Feb 1, 2009

      It's a good company to work for.

      Senior sales analyst
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      You get to work with intelligent people who are also nice. Brand-name recognition. Generous compensation package. Being able to telecommute saves time wasted sitting in traffic, helps the environments, and boosts employee productivity. I'm not a morning person, but happily works late into night sometimes if needed. Management in general are competent and understanding. It doesn't hurt that employees get all sorts of little perks, too, from discount show/movie tickets to free museum admission, from travel priviledges (cheaper car rental, hotel stays) to employee pricing at some of the customer websites -- Apple, Sony, Panasonic, GE, Sharp, Philips, to name a few.

      Cons

      Politics, politics, politics. A lot of decisions are made from top down. Bureaucracy.

      3.0
      Feb 1, 2009

      short term only

      It specialist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      It is a good place to start your career if you are fresh out of school and have no experience. The company offers slightly above average salary for start, which gets increased twice in the first year and every 12 months afterward. Ability to get experience with some interesting technologies such as mainframes etc.

      Cons

      After 2 or so years in the job you are getting underpaid and the management chooses to hire graduates who are cheaper than to give enough money to the senior employees. Because of this the fluctuation is quite high. People management roles are given higher relevance than technical roles, even first line managers have much higher benefits (mobile phone for personal use, car, ..) even though their skills and value they bring for the company are questionable.

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