Is IBM a good company to work for as a Test Program Manager?

Test Program Manager professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 417 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Test Program Manager Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Test Program Manager interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Test Program Manager employees well?

Test Program Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 417 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Test Program Manager salaries at IBM.

How happy are Test Program Manager professionals working at IBM?

84% of Test Program Manager employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 3% in the past 12 months. Test Program Manager professionals have also rated IBM with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

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What are the pros of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and good to be able to work from home although that’s often at the discretion of your manager" ((in 11006 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5079 reviews)); "IBM Canada provides flexible work hours and one can work from home almost all the time." ((in 4338 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3472 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3333 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and the increment was less than 2% even top performer unless you got band promotion" ((in 5441 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2169 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1726 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 620 reviews)); "Middle and upper Management form a good old boys (and girls) club." ((in 456 reviews))

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4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(417 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

83% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

Test Program Manager employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 417 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Test Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Test Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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417 reviews

3.0

Nov 13, 2009

Meh

Test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and pay are ok. Schedules are flexible

Cons

It's common to be working on weekends too. Your performance is based on how you compare to your coworkers

4.0

Oct 9, 2009

Great place to work, but you have to know how to play the politics game

Test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can go as far as you want at IBM. There are so many opportunities to get recognized from a technical standpoint that don't move through your management chain, so nobody can take credit for your work. IBM rewards employees for submitting patents, for presenting ideas that make sense, etc.

Cons

You have to know how to play the politics game. Managers can play favorites, and make sure those favorites are being promoted, getting interesting work assignments, etc. Sometimes the only solution is to punt and look for opportunity under another management chain. Also, IBM still has the "Employee for Life" attitude, and think nothing of keeping an employee at an entry-level position for 5 or more years, and at a staff position for the rest of their careers. In a lot of technology based companies, employees do not stick around 5 years.

4.0

Feb 28, 2009

Great place to work at IBM, very dynamic

Software tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great big company with lots of oppurtunities. They treat you very very well, soo many great events through year, i.e. the carvinal, that was alot of fun. But as a co-op you dont get to contribute much or show lots of your talent, u come and then you go, not much time for learning. But enjoy while you are there, consider 16 month internship if you want to get some really good experience. Also its very far from most the residential areas, quite a commute.. But stll a nice place to work

Cons

Its very big, u can even get lost sometimes

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