IBM Raleigh reviews

3.7

77% would recommend to a friend

(585 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

67% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Employees in Raleigh have given IBM a rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 585 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most employees have a good working experience in Raleigh. The IBM employee rating in Raleigh is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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585 reviews
2.0
Jun 12, 2008
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Pros

I can't think of a best reason to work for IBM Global Services, unless you consider having your job shipped over to India a good reason to work. The pay is good, the benefits are good, provided you don't get laid off after you train your replacement in India.

Cons

Getting rid of senior people for inexperienced people in India, then the people that are left, having to train the India folks, so the U.S base work force can be downsized even more. Then taking heat because projects are late or have a lot of bugs in them. management is so focused on meeting next qtr that they are getting rid of good quality people at all levels and replacing them with inexperienced peopjle in India, then woundering why projects get behind. The middle management are only following orders of Senior management. the last few years, the focus on education has gone down hill unless it can be billed directly to a customer account. Advancement is becoming much harder in the U.S as jobs are being sent to India, as I've stated many times.

1.0
Jun 12, 2008
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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.

4.0
Jun 12, 2008
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Pros

Very stable company to work for with great career opportunities. Excellent for work/life balance. The pay is very competitive, however we are losing ground lately to inflation and insurance costs.

Cons

Sometimes executives make knee-jerk decisions instead of looking long term. Sometimes, it is difficult to wade through the beaurocracy, but usually is is not a hinderance.

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