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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,168 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 107,168 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
      Sep 4, 2008

      Get rid of dead weight

      Advisory software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Stability. The main reason to work for IBM is stability. IBM is less likely to be affected as much as other companies to swings in the job market.

      Cons

      You do not join IBM Software Group because you are a risk taker. This is a place for the risk adverse and it shows within the company. Many within IBM plateau. They do enough to take a paycheck but nothing more. They are not fired up to make the company grow and succeed. It is a place to hide but still take home a decent paycheck.

      4.0
      Sep 4, 2008

      Great opportunity in a sometimes tough environment

      It architect
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Global reach, insights from lots of clients, access to new technology, excellent opportunities to learn. Working in IBM you have a lot of freedom - you can build your own career and there are a great many resources you can call on. The support for mentoring is very good, and the educational opportunities are pretty outstanding. There's good opportunity to make more money by filing patents, and really oustanding support for developing new technologies even outside the day job.

      Cons

      Job stability is an issue, morale is often low. Management maintains a very sharp focus on cost take out, sometimes doing things that don't make long term sense in their eagerness to chase a good quarter or to achieve their targets. Investment in services is very low compared to the revenue, and I don't always get the sense that IBM is really building for the future. Your career won't happen to you at IBM, you've definitely got to push for it yourself.

      4.0
      Sep 4, 2008

      IBM is a great place to work

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Family type of environment, Great benefits, respect for individual, flexible on work/life balance, and sick time off. Diversity is emphasized.

      Cons

      Salary is not equalized quick enough to match peers salary or band level, can take several years if ever. The diversity push is holding back the careers and exposing to termination thoes in the majority. Performance should be the only deciding factor for career and layoffs.

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