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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,178 total reviews)
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      Arvind Krishna

      76% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Senior management

      IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,178 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
      4.0
      Sep 9, 2008

      Good solid company to work for, but suffers from characteristic large corporation management.

      Physical design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Industry-leading technology. Good benefits and stable work environment (mainly because it's a large company). Very flexible about work schedules as long as work is completed. Good balance of work and personal life. Solid multi-site communication.

      Cons

      Senior management is detached from employee feedback. Job satisfaction largely depends on the quality of your first-line manager. My direct manager is particularly good at recognizing employee contributions, but I rarely see that extend beyond his level.

      2.0
      Sep 9, 2008

      IBM: Mediocrity at best

      Senior project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are priced fairly competitively. Vacation plan is fair. Many people can work remote from home.,

      Cons

      All IT jobs moving to India, Brazil, Argentina, China. No future for US employees. Little focus on customer satisfaction.

      3.0
      Sep 8, 2008

      Good company to be at, but expect a slow climb

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great company reputation. Lots of different lines of business to move between over the course of a career. Pretty good as far as work life balancing, especially in terms of coming up with flexible working arrangements for people with differing needs (e.g, work from home). The stock purchase plan was pretty generous in terms of the discount versus the market. There were always a lot of training opportunities available. There are a lot of smart people especially in highly technical parts of the company, but the business side functions were weaker in comparison. IBM still does offer the opportunity (though no longer the guarantee) of long term tenured employment.

      Cons

      Career pathing is very nebulous outside of Global Services. Expect a slow, slow progression in your career track even if you are a strong performer. Company is pretty conservative and not very entrepreniurial. Managers weren't always well trained in career coaching and development skills for employees. Although they are clear that 'you own your career', sometimes it felt more like an excuse not to have well defined career tracks instead of really empowering employees. There were not a lot of opportunities to network with other groups in the company which also made it more difficult to take advantage of the size of the company in terms of growth opportunities. Salaries are OK, but don't expect much in the way of incentive compensation or substantially better pay for high performance.

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