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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,237 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

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Senior management

      IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,237 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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      107K reviews
      4.0
      Sep 30, 2008

      Great place to gain experience, but top performers will not be "lifers."

      Senior consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Having experience at a big name company such as IBM, is a great resume builder. For college hires, it is a fantastic place to "learn the ropes" within the consulting world.

      Cons

      The company is so enormous that getting noticed is extremely difficult. Furthermore, even if you are a top performer, you are overlooked, underpaid, and underutilized.

      1.0
      Sep 30, 2008

      Great place to get a years experience, but don't plan to stay

      Senior it specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you're young and need a year or two of experience, this is a great place. They'll hire almost anyone, chew you up, burn you out, and lay you off. IBM notoriously pays lower than others, so you'll have an opportunity to boost your salary as soon as you leave. The benefits used to offset the low salary, but they have been whittled down to average, at best.

      Cons

      No raises, No education, Too much travel, high utilization targets. For example, while IBM is making record profits, a blanket decision was made not to give I/T Specialists raises. Doesn't matter what you did, no raise, no chance. 110% utilization makes you average, (rated a 2) which means no raise, no bonus) Plan to work 50 hours minimum to keep your job, 80 hours to excel, and that is only if the contract allows for it. (FYI, travel time doesn't count).

      4.0
      Sep 29, 2008

      Work-heavy experience

      Systems administration
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They had good career opportunities and good careers advancements. There were career opportunities and career tracks and my manager allowed me the chance to make internal switches to other departments as and when opportunities arose. They also had clear distinct reporting structures so it was easy to directly speak with whoever I needed to, and was unencumbered by complicated layers of organisation. It was a very flat organisation structure, so to speak. Co-workers also similarly were co-operative and easy to get along as everyone understood that we were there to get the job done. It was easy working with them.

      Cons

      The compensation and benefits were somewhat unbalanced compared to my job scope, work load and responsibilities. I had to often clock overtime due to the high workload but the compensation and benefits did not seem to make up for it. My manager explained this due to a temporary shortage of staff, but there really was not anyone employed to come here to help me out with the workload. While the pay was somewhat decent, I just felt I could have gotten the same pay in a similar role in a competitor's company, with a more humane workload and a more balanced lifestyle.

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