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      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

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Senior management

      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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      6K reviews
      2.0
      Feb 4, 2009

      Good people bad management. Move on.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      To simply get those 3 letters on your resume. Also, most of the grunts are good people who deserve more.

      Cons

      You will get lied to by management. Constant fear and low morale run the hallways since management won't tell you anything. If you are one who contributes to the rumor mill or constantly question what's going on rather than remaining positive that things will be alright, you end up as one of the people who get layed off. The stress isn't worth it. You can be a top performer, work more than anyone else, solve problems no one else could and still be chosen during lay offs. Offshoring US jobs is the strongest point.

      4.0
      Jan 30, 2009

      pro and cons at IBM

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work hours are flexible as long as you can get your work done. The managment understands life and work balance. There are oppurtunities for advancement and that needs you to intiate the process with upper managment. You're encourged to take on site course whenever it's available. If you're lucky you might get your own office but sometimes you might need to share an office with another collegue. There are no cubicle at the SVL location.

      Cons

      IBM might not work for young professional because there is not a real energetic culture there and no free food there. I thought there would be finanial aid with tuiation help for training course at an educational instituation but I thought the process was diffifcult becuase it needed to a few level up management for approval. Sometimes you're expected to work long hours to get your work done.

      2.0
      Jan 29, 2009

      Two-faced

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I has mostly good coworkers but I am not impressed with upper management.

      Cons

      IBM has offshored my positions 3 separate times and now laid off. The benefits are shrinking every year. More people seem more cut throat that in the past because of the way reviews are given so it is harder to get a sense of a good team atmosphere. It is a joke how they do appraisals since they make us write personal business commitments as our goals and we could accomplish all the goals we set forth. But these PBCs are not used in the evaluation. 1st line managers haggle with other 1st line managers over who "ranks" higher so you better hope your manager is close to you and they are better at debating with other managers.

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