IBM Program Manager reviews

4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(439 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

57% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Program Manager employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 439 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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439 reviews
1.0
May 11, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

When I started (30 years ago) it was a great company with respect for the individual and the promise of a great retirement package. By the time I was ready to retire, those benefits were all gone. While I didn't get increases the last 5 years, I was still happy with my salary.

Cons

IBM, unfortunately, is run by accountants and therefore there is no long term planning but short term ways to show a profit (through layoffs). There are unreasonable workloads, deadlines and managers. No money for education and most new announcements are to inform you of something else being taken away.

3.0
Apr 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great exposure to large corporate matrix. Lots of opportunities to learn both through internal training and collaboration with other groups throughout the company. It is truly global and you get to meet a lot of very smart professionals from all over the world. Traveling was a perk but is harder to come by in these difficult economic times.

Cons

Things seem to (like in so many large corps) driven excessively by qtr to qtr profits and share price. Rather then take a bad quarter for the trade-off of a longer term growth/investment for the future. This can sometimes have a negative effect on morale.

4.0
Dec 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A solid, established company, a leader in its industry. Large enough company to offer many different career options.

Cons

Huge, bueauracratic, and very political at times.

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