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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,290 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 107,290 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
      Feb 23, 2009

      IBM is just a shell of what a great company it used to be.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      IBM allows a somewhat flexible work schedule for some jobs.

      Cons

      No Job Security. Tremendous effort to offshore all jobs to lower cost countries. Pension reduced and frozen from active employees. Medical benefits taken away for retirees. Employee performance ratings decreased for no apparent reason.

      4.0
      Feb 23, 2009

      Flexible work schedules, good leeway, but need more training.

      Senior it specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you take ownership of your responsibilities, and prove yourself, you can largely direct your own work. Management listens to your suggestions, and if they make sense, often say 'make it happen'. Very flexible schedules, and good work-life balance.

      Cons

      Training and personal development aren't an emphasis. You can make it happen, assuming you find free online training in the Global Campus, but it will be on your own time. This is different in different areas - some get a ton of training. Others are left to wither.

      4.0
      Feb 23, 2009

      Good place to learn, but very bureaucratic.

      Advisory it specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      IBM is involved in just about every aspect of IT and industry in general, so it is a good place to learn lots of different things. They have a great program for workers who work out of the home. This helps to maintain work/life balance. IBM is very diverse, especially for a technology company. Lots of women and minorities. Nice to have name recognition among customers. Everybody has some basic idea of what IBM is and what the company does. From a sales perspective, IBM has broad coverage so you don't spend as much time on the road. This also helps with the work/life balance.

      Cons

      Large company with lots of red tape and time wasted with unnecessary tasks and training. You sometimes get the feeling that you are a very small fish in a very large pond (and you are). The training that you are required to take often has nothing to do with your job, but is required. The company is definitely run by "bean counters" so they can be very cheap at times - especially in regards to travel and expenses. While IBM has shed some of it's stodgy old school image over the past few years, it's still not a "sexy" modern IT company like Google, Yahoo, or even Microsoft.

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