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IBM Rochester reviews

4.0

89% would recommend to a friend

(333 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

76% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Employees in Rochester have given IBM a rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 333 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most employees have a good working experience in Rochester. The IBM employee rating in Rochester is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

333 reviews
2.0
Sep 30, 2008

IBM looks great on a resume

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Resume appearance will look good to future employers.

Cons

no compensation for hard work - no pay raise. Don't expect to stay too long since everything is moving overseas like every other company.

4.0
Sep 11, 2008

Work Life Balance in a Matrixed Organization

Financial analyst
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The best reasons to work at IBM is the fact that they are very flexible when it comes to work/life balance. There is a culture that allows for employee recognition. There are company events that IBM pays for like BBQs and company outings to sporting events. Also they have a new hire network that helps those who are in their first 2 years with the company. That program offers outings to movies with discounted prices for tickets and popcorn and also there are other outings to local resaurants that offer appitizers and drinks on IBMs tab. There are opportunities to engage in improvements and change is usually openly accepted.

Cons

The transparency and fluidity of communication is sometimes lacking. The organizational structure is matrixed which leaves room for ambiguity on who is in charge and what needs to be done as far as who is responsible for tasks. Alot of times people pass the buck to others when trying to get to the bottom of a solution which leads to inefficiencies and somtimes leads to going in circles when trying to get to the bottom of a problem. Another disadvantage of this organizational structure is that sometimes when working with other IBMers it is difficult to work with them because they are only looking out for their own self interests. A competetive atmosphere is also a catylist to anti teaming.

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