Is IBM a good company to work for as a Engineering Manager?

Engineering Manager professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 2.0 out of 5 stars in 32 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Engineering Manager Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Engineering Manager interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Engineering Manager employees well?

Engineering Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 32 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 18.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Engineering Manager salaries at IBM.

How happy are Engineering Manager professionals working at IBM?

21% of Engineering Manager employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 63% in the past 12 months. Engineering Manager professionals have also rated IBM with a 3.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.0 rating for culture and values and 1.7 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 11071 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5018 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home options but again that depends on the kind of project we are working." ((in 4386 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3411 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3328 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 5355 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2173 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2006 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1779 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 612 reviews))

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2.0

21% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

98% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.0

Culture & values

1.7

Career opportunities

1.5

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Engineering Manager employees have rated IBM with 2.0 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineering Manager professionals have a poor working experience there. IBM is rated 48% below average by Engineering Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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32 reviews

3.0

Apr 1, 2015

ibm: good company, bad economy

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology cutting edge at the time

Cons

No money in manufacturing technology, ibm is going to services. Ultimately this will prove its downfall.

2.0

May 10, 2014

Was once a great company - lost site of Company beliefs

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, lots of opportunity to learn from others

Cons

Always wondering if your business/job will survive the next cuts Cuts have become continuous Forgot founding principles - NO respect for the individual that IBM was known for Execs have forgotten what IBM was and what IBM should be

3.0

Jul 23, 2013

A company in turmoil; looking for a direction.

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people still there. Has great market and product visibility.

Cons

Lack of stability. Recent layoffs have really hurt the business - not sure of the future. Focus is on short term results only. No looking to the future.

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