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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,297 total reviews)
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      Arvind Krishna

      77% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      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 107,297 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
      5.0
      Mar 10, 2009

      Great Workplace for an Astounding company

      Systems analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great Management translates into a admirable and likable workplace. This is exactly what IBM does. Some may say that the pay is not competitive but the rewards/recognitions and other perks you get more than compensate you for it. I would recommend anyone to work here if you get an oppurtunity. IBM is really great at promoting education and self-improvement which only enhances your portfolio of assets, giving you a cuttin edge in today's market.

      Cons

      Starting salary is on the lower end of each bracket but again the perks/benefits more than compensate you for it.

      3.0
      Mar 10, 2009

      IBM

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large company with opportunities in many fields. You can change jobs from time to time. You can move to other parts of the country or internationally and stil work for the same company. Benefits are still as good as any other company. The company is profitable and, overall, seems to be managed for the long haul.

      Cons

      For a US based mechanical engineer - they appear to be getting out of the hardware business and are moving work to Asia. So the future is limited. There is little opportunity to advance engineering skills because they use the lowest cost manufacturers, so the technology is always the same. New materials and processes are seldome encountered.

      4.0
      Mar 10, 2009

      IBM - not a bad place really..could be better though.

      Release manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      A nice name to have on your CV. While your technical training might be limited due to the amount of budget freeze in place but what you will learn is how to 'reset expectations' such as in the case when a client approach you for something which is outside the norm or agreed upon then you will need to let the client knows. There are a lot of information floating around the internal website which will be useful if you're inclined to train yourself up. Benefits - their Qantas Club membership is one of the cheapest I've seen and automatic eligibility to almost every German auto marque in existence to save some serious coins.

      Cons

      Red tapes galore - you just can't get anything done without pulling out the chain saw and chop each and every red tapes in your way. By the time you're done with cutting the red tapes, your ideas or innovation become somewhat obsolete or you've already forgotten what you wanted to achieve! Management - they seem to be concentrated on the statement of work, if it's a little out of the SOW that's classed as BAU (business as usual) tasks, they will approach the client (or the account team first) to raise the requested job as a project and charge accordingly.

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