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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,264 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 107,264 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
      3.0
      Jan 29, 2009

      Just one of the herd, not unlike any other IT consulting company.

      Senior consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Potential to be exposed to many different technologies. Good internal training and decent benefits. Very respectable company that is working hard to provide better consulting services. Good outlook for security services with the acquisition of a lot of smaller specialized security firms. Pay is adequate and time off is respected.

      Cons

      Just feel like you are one of the pack. No personal attention given my managers to consultants. Managers make the individual responsible for finding the next project to work on. Opportunities to attend training events and conferences only seem to go to only the most senior consultants. Can get stuck on projects that don't fit your background if the proper personnel aren't available.

      5.0
      Jan 29, 2009

      Great company to work for

      Software sales manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      IBM is open and fair and pays well. I worked there for 9 years in Europe and they are extremely flexible to their employees, no managers breathe down your neck for petty things like vacation time, where you are working every day, free time, etc. They focus on where it matters - your job performance. Business goals are captured and measured twice a year in an online system. The collaboration between employees is exceptional because of the real-time collaboration tools. Most employees are able to manage their own time, work where and how they like, as long as of course they meet their business goals. The approach is fairly hands-off, which increases the self-imposed pressure to perform and meet your goals.

      Cons

      They are so big that sometimes you can get lost in the crowd. If you are like me you may want to move fast and find quick ways to close a complex global deal, for example, but you will have to work with many entrenched bureaucrats in their multiple fiefdoms to do anything in a non-standard creative way. Sometimes you have to deal with employees who realize that they can do the minimum effort, come to the office everyday, and basically rot away until they retire. Most of these fortunately are beginning to retire, but you still have some lifer-types who would need two months to work themselves out of a paper bag.

      5.0
      Jan 28, 2009

      A great place to start a career.

      Test engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I like the flextime scheduling. I can come into work at any time of the day usually as long as I get my 40+ hours in the week. I also love the location. Vermont is a beautiful state with great schools and many outdoor activities.

      Cons

      They just cut the funding for continuing education (their ALAP program). So there is no opportunity to go back to school part time.

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