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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,331 total reviews)
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      Arvind Krishna

      77% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Senior management

      IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,331 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IBM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      107K reviews
      1.0
      Nov 11, 2015

      Burnout culture

      Designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The salary was ok, however it's not worth it

      Cons

      Many cons - burnout culture shows that IBM does not care about the long-term health and well-being of employees. Project timelines have gotten shorter and shorter, with expectations that employees will work 12+ hours per day to meet deadlines. It's impossible to meet the deadlines and to do any kind of quality work at an incessant manic pace. IBM has been in a financial downward spiral for many years, there is no end in sight and it seems that management doesn't know what to do about it at this point.

      2.0
      Nov 6, 2015

      Poor CEO + Low Morale = Avoid!

      Senior consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Decent benefits package - Competitive base salary - Name Recognition on your Resume when you inevitably decide to leave

      Cons

      - Low morale that keeps getting lower - Lack of employee support from leadership, leading to widespread disapproval of C-suite - Corporate Policies which indicate mistrust of practitioners (guilty until proven innocent) - Archaic evaluation and promotion practices - No interest in your personal career or retaining top talent - Shrinking talent pool due to lack of innovative work and unwillingness to promote top talent without meeting preset "years served" guidelines - Year-end bonuses are virtually non-existent and "raises" barely match inflation - No corporate culture or identity

      2.0
      Nov 4, 2015

      Good for a while.

      Advisory software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A large, truly coporate, profit minded company. Good experience for 3-5 years then leave as you will fall behind in technology and salary.

      Cons

      1. Project teams are world wide. Meetings are with several different accents - comprehension is a challenge. 2. There is no consistent culture.3. If you are over 45 you will constantly be looking over your shoulder as to the day you will be laid off.

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