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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,165 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 107,165 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
      Aug 27, 2008

      Good, but could do better

      Senior consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There is an extremely diverse range of employees in the company and most are very good at what they do. Everyone is happy to share the benefits of their skills and experience, regardless of seniority. Collaboration is encouraged and is beginning to work well.

      Cons

      It is a very political organisation and you need to know how to play the game to get on. Career and personal development is too far down the agenda. You really have to fight to get any kind of training.

      3.0
      Aug 27, 2008

      IBM India - Inside Out

      Senior systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work Life Balance, Opportunities and overall IBM Policies

      Cons

      Poor Management, especially HR. Absolutely no plan in deployment of resources across projects and no surety given for career development even though plans are in place. Reporting structure too is not well directed.

      2.0
      Aug 26, 2008

      Great company IF you are in the right division and local management team

      Senior it specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work/life balance and work at home option are most likely the best in the industry providing for increase flexible home life and decreased expenses being able to avoid drives to the office and being able to eat at home office. The pay from my research is near the top of the ranges for each job category and the potential for bonus (variable pay) and awards can be significant. I've seen that there is alo great possibility for career growth & advancement (IF local management support it) and that is the biggest problem as some groups allow employees to transition to other areas and job functions and support education.

      Cons

      HOWEVER, some divisions of IBM do not have the same level of education funding or management flexibility in growing employees and allowing them to move on. The division I'm in has constant funding challenges and has laid off many US employees, but this causes management to not allow remaining employees to look elsewhere in the company for work or provide for any kind of education funding or time. There is also increased use of Global Resources (offshoring), frequent layoffs, huge differences in culture and management handling of career growth and education. The level of red tape and politics can be massive, but expected in such a large company

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