IBM Hardware Design Engineer reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(88 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

99% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

Hardware Design Engineer employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 88 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Hardware Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Hardware Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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88 reviews
2.0
Mar 16, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good people, hardworking and easy to work with. Usually interesting work, can build a decent resume which you'll need in a few years.

Cons

More and more IBM employees are figuring outing being an "IBMer" stands for: "I'm Below Market" Most salaries seem to be 15-30% below market, (based on the many mid-career folks jumping ship, and peers at other companies) The performance pay /bonus system is even worse compared to industry. Actually it couldn't get much worse unless you owed them money once a year because undisclosed "goals" weren't met. Its all about nickle and dime cost cutting, and spending a majority of company's cash flow on stock by backs to boost earnings per share, benefiting execs and shareholders. (Note also few regular Joe IBMers get any stock or options either, also below market standards).

4.0
Jul 22, 2012

Work Life Balance

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Workloads will vary. Modest 4 months in year

Cons

Has cycles of extreme workload and stress. 8 months in year

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