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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,248 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 107,248 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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      3.0
      Aug 2, 2008

      Good with some provisos.

      human resources partner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Breadth of career opportunities due to scale of company. Robust career development programs supporting personal growth. Good managers who take their responsibility seriously can make a huge difference in the employee experience.

      Cons

      Work/life balance is not respected consistently. Lack of communication around difficult policy decisions. Bureaucracy of a large company can easily interfere with getting things done. Culture needs to move from controls-based to values-based in order to unleash creativity and innovation.

      3.0
      Aug 2, 2008

      IBM: Great opportunities but bureaucratic

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      IBM provides a diverse set of opportunities across a wide spectrum of information technology, with considerable resources available when properly aligned. There is the ability to work on significant projects and have a global impact. The company has a long history and many creative and experienced professionals.

      Cons

      After being wined and dined touring China and Russia, CEO Palmisano came back to US to talk about how "messy" Western democracies are and immediately began shifting jobs overseas at increasing rates including selling PC company to Lenovo. There is a large bureaucracy with lots of internal fiefdoms. Company has gone from respecting employees and striving for excellence to shooting for the middle ground across compensation and benefits. Work can be all-consuming and the wrong immediate management can make life miserable.

      4.0
      Aug 1, 2008

      Good company - while it lasts.

      Advisory software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      An extraordinary level of flexibility in where/how you work in software development. Many IBMers work at home. This is great for allowing time to deal with the demands of life.

      Cons

      The pressure to perform and deliver is intense and consistent while the reward is 'having a job'. The flexibility (ability to work at home at any hour) also has the ability to morph into a strong negative depending on your managements expectations and people skills. You will be expected to work from home during the evenings/late night. You will be expected to work weekends when management deems it necessary. Management will send you email on the weekend and expect a response. Management will call you on the weekend to instruct you to work on a hot problem/defect.

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