IBM Software Developer reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,890 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

70% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated IBM with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,890 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
May 31, 2010
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Pros

Very quiet environment, at least at maintainance support. You have very good home working policies. There is no better place to work than your own house/appartment. The managers are also very good-

Cons

Regarding the conditions, the payment is very low here in Argentina as in most companies, but a bit lower than the average. It's not enough to get to the end of the month and save to buy whatever you want, a car , a house, or do your own business. The hiring conditions are very bad, because you pass the IBM interviews and examinations and after they tell you were successfull, they say oh.. we forgot, the hiring is thru a consultancy company we work with.. Most employees at IBM argentina are hired by third party companies,.

4.0
May 24, 2010
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Pros

Great work life balance, the IBM culture respects personal and family priorities. Hard work and good job will be recognized.

Cons

Internal transfer is not as easy as it should be. Your visibility depends on your manager's relative power among his/her peers. IBM evaluate employee's performance relative to all employees in a larger organization. Your relative contribution depends on how well your manager promotes you.

2.0
May 23, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

IBM at Guadalajara has several areas. It depends with wich area you are working. The good thing is that you have a secure work: It's really really hard to get fired. We have 12 free days/year, medical and dental insurance, food vauchers/month, paid vacations. It depends, but it's possible to travel abroad for trainning. It's easy to get hired if you're a new grad (as a contractor).

Cons

IBM takes your life. Several of my friends and me, work more than 8hrs/day, as average10 to 12 hours per day. IBM does not pay you that time. Also, IBM it's pretty demanding and your money compensation is not as good as other companies in the area. It's incredible the high elitism and sometimes it's difficult to get the information yo need. Also, there is some people who doesn't like to share their knowledge. Too much burocracy. If you're a new grad you will start as a contractor. You will need about 2 years to get hired as a "regular" employee (my case).

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