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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,132 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 107,132 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
      Jun 26, 2008

      IBM Project Manager

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Brand name Onsite opportunity Job security

      Cons

      Less bonus Hierarchy More of number than person

      2.0
      Jun 25, 2008

      Sam makes millions while employees get nothing

      Process analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Being able to work from home is a great advantage.

      Cons

      IBM record profits don't trickle down to employees, a lot of jobs being off-shored. IBM had one of their best years but almost no one is getting raises. Those who do are getting 1-2%.

      2.0
      Jun 25, 2008

      Go back to basic principles

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large company, likely to stay in business. Unfortunately, there is no stability or security; there appears to be a constant drive to exploit employees by making non-professionals exempt, reducing vacations, and benefits. Exempt folks are required to work 10% overtime. Managers are kept away from their employees -- it is much less stressful to lay someone off if you have never met. Even "teams" are assembled from distant locations, creates less emotion when someone is "disappeared". There is no company education -- early in the year, there is no budget; later in the year, there is no time available. Not the great company IBM once was; Sam sets the tone.

      Cons

      Working at IBM is like playing roulette. Whether you have a job day-to-day is like spinning a wheel; your continued employment has nothing to do with your abilities or competence. I met my last manager face to face for the first time on the day I left the company. I had worked for her for two years.

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