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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,128 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 107,128 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
      3.0
      Jun 17, 2008

      Rocognition of On-Shore Resources

      It specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Resources are limited so you get to wear many hats. You have the ability to move to different organizations if you have the required skillsets.

      Cons

      Gradual replacement of on-shore with off-shore resources. Cost and and number of billable hours appears to be their number concern. Your job can be eliminated at any time if they no longer need you or you become an expense to the company. There are a few unfair practices that I've seen while I was working at IBM, such as deferral of vacation to boost their productivity ratio, reduction of base salaries by 15%, reclassification to lower band. Management is not always supportive. On the average, you have the find another position every 2 years.

      4.0
      Jun 17, 2008

      Lots of opportunities, and lots of management.

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company is involved in many products and businesses, so there is a lot of opportunity for doing different things throughout your career. People tend to stay with the same job for two to five years before moving on to do something different, and this is supported fully by management. There are even opportunities for moving to different areas within the United States, or even to other countries, if you are interested in seeing new places, both on temporary or permanent assignments. If you wish, you can have a varied career, changing jobs as your interests change, while maintaining the continuity and benefits of having a single employer.

      Cons

      The company can be somewhat management-heavy at times. Sometimes it appears that there are levels of middle management that exist simply to keep people busy. This seems to be especially the case in some of the older organizations that have been producing the same or similar products for many years. This tends to create a lot of politics, especially when dealing with people in different management chains who seem to be getting a completely different vision for the direction of the project. Good first-line managers shield their employees from this, while bad ones can make it nearly impossible to be productive.

      3.0
      Jun 17, 2008

      Exciting place to work

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      IBM such a huge company that there is something for nearly every one.

      Cons

      Can be slow to react to changing environment.

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