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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

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      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
      5.0
      Jun 11, 2008

      Staying unique in a huge corporation

      Band 8 software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working with really smart people Having the flexibility to work from anywhere Ability to write my own job description Ability to be an individual

      Cons

      bureaucracy PBCs bureaucracy Yes, that's pretty much all I have to say--I think bureaucracy sums it up pretty well, and in an international corporation of over 300,000 employees, I suppose it's pretty difficult to get away from the problems of bureaucracy.

      4.0
      Jun 11, 2008

      IBM is not perfect, but the best job I have worked in and I have worked in quite a few.

      Executive it architect
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Can work at home. Casual dress unless at client and then its do in Rome as the Romans do. Many possible jobs to change to. Many different organizations to work in. More smart people than perhaps any other company. Great access to research. Decent benefits. Try to avoid layoffs. Great projects to work on. Always looking to work in the latest technology.

      Cons

      You can end up with way too much travel. Travel benefits suck. Cost savings seem to be more important than revenue growth. Such a big company makes it hard to find out who knows what. Many managers are incompetent.

      4.0
      Jun 11, 2008

      IBM = Work Life Balance

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The Benefits are the most impressive in terms of non-monetary support with 401(k), Medical and Work-Life Balance. Work Life Balance is the best reason at the moment for my high satisfaction. I work from Home and at this point in my life and current job is a great match for high productivity and satisfaction. As a matter of recognition and feedback, IBM allows more communication back to the employee and empowers the employee to provide input to how his job will benefit the company and support results to match that commitments.

      Cons

      Large company and sometime its difficult to move between divisions. However opportunities are available and its up to the employees to support this growth.

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