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      IBM Hardware Development Engineer reviews

      3.9

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (127 total reviews)
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      Arvind Krishna

      99% approve of CEO

      97% positive business outlook

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      Hardware Development Engineer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 127 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Hardware Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Hardware Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      127 reviews
      2.0
      Aug 23, 2008

      Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to make a career there.

      Hardware engineer
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      Pros

      Employee competance, in my experience, is outstanding. Engineers and most management personnel are very intelligent.

      Cons

      Workload is extremelly overwhelming most of the time. It is uncomfortable to address this issue because all employees, including management, are in the same boat. Many times management is not on-site, which makes confronting workplace issues difficult.

      3.0
      Jun 20, 2008

      IBM offers name-brand reputation and stability, but is being outshined by younger, nimbler firms.

      Staff hardware engineer
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      Pros

      It's one of the biggest companies in the world, so you can try out a lot of different career paths without having to start over. IBM develops many cutting edge technologies, and has high name-brand value around the world as a reliable, powerful company. Stability. Almost nobody can really offer a secure career for life anymore, but IBM comes pretty close, mainly due to its size.

      Cons

      It's one of the biggest companies in the world, so it can move slow at times. Even though they make some of the most dynamic, cutting-edge technologies in the world, the senior management is trying to do it as cheaply as possible. This means that bonuses, raises, and hiring are low, and outsourcing to labs outside the US is on the rise. The name brand has a good reputation, but certainly isn't as sexy as younger, smaller, more nimble firms, such as Microsoft and Google.

      1.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Too much bureaucracy

      Staff hardware engineer
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      Pros

      IBM is a very comfortable place to work. It has good benefits and it has fitness programs for its employees.

      Cons

      It is "top heavy" and has a lot of bureaucracy. It's very hard to get promoted unless you're buddy buddy with your manager. It's not very fair sometimes because the managers don't really know their people well.

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