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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,367 total reviews)
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      Arvind Krishna

      77% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,367 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      107K reviews
      4.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      IBM is a global innovator

      Sales leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Career opportuinities, knowledge sharing, skill growth

      Cons

      Bureaucratic, run from US, lack of marketing

      4.0
      Jun 11, 2008

      Great place to work... but stress level is very high and the pay increases are low.

      Software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible work schedule, working from home, information sharing and skill building. People are very friendly and management is highly trained. There are many opportunities to move around in the company, and it is encouraged.

      Cons

      Heavy workload, above average employees get very little pay increases from year to year. This could be a sign of the times, but overall, I'm not satisfied with my yearly pay increases.

      4.0
      Jun 11, 2008

      IBM, a nice and enjoyable place to work

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You feel pretty comfortable and appreciate it. When you start working here everybody is trying to give you pointers so you avoid some issues. Sometimes you don't know the answer for something, that's no problem because everybody is ready to give you some guidance and if that person doesn't know, he can always point you to the right direction. The pay is very good compared to other companies, around 1800 USD free of taxes and the benefits are very good too, you have life insurance & medical plan for you and your family (wife and kids). Also you have a special card for buying groceries every month, the card has around 150 USD to buy stuff. Here they have a program named Thanks! Award where you can send thank you notes with a gift to another employee, you can receive a maximum of 3 per year. And the gift has an IBM logo, there are backpacks, hand clocks, pens, mouses, Flash memories and some other stuff too. If you don't have a car there is always the free shuttle from IBM.

      Cons

      The place to work is very far from the city, so I have to drive around 30 to 40 minutes to get here. Also the traffic is a problem since the entrance is for one car, so entering or exiting the company is kind of hard and takes time. Ironically the computers that we have are not cutting edge, I have to work with a T43 and it's slow. Also you must use their own programs so SameTime takes a lot of RAM and keeps crashing even if you blink in a way that the program didn't like. Nobody gives you a clear description about working at home instead of the office, and sometimes you just don't know the protocol to do stuff like having a free day etcetera.

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