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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,205 total reviews)
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      Arvind Krishna

      76% 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 107,205 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
      Oct 11, 2008

      Come be very busy, but only your immediate manager will probably care about you.

      Manager
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      Pros

      There is a lot of work to be done, because we have so many people we need to communicate with and keep up to speed.

      Cons

      You are a resource, not a person to the executive team. Your manager is asked if s/he has the absolute best people on board, if not, work the less than perfect people out of the business - tell them the bar is rising and they no longer meet the requirements.

      4.0
      Oct 11, 2008

      IBM is still a great place to work.

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are many opportunities to determine your job scope and direction. The management culture is all about fairness almost to a fault. The same is true about respect for employees; emotional outbursts, when they occur, are frowned upon, and the people are counciled in private.

      Cons

      No one looks out for you if you spend too much time at work, so it's easy to get into an 11 hr/day routine.

      1.0
      Oct 9, 2008

      IBM GBS Consulting: 100% utilization + poorly scoped/managed projects = NO work/life balance and LOW morale.

      Managing consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      PERCEIVED IBM brand. Great opportunities for different types of consulting assignments, though not so much anymore due to the infighting for bill rates between organizations. Good job security but poor opportunities to grow, so if security's your only criteria in measuring a 'GREAT' company, then it's an OK place. 90% of your IBM colleagues are truly GREAT and you will learn far more from each other than the company.

      Cons

      Consultants have NO work/life balance; just utilization targets. Period. Anyone who tells you otherwise isn't a full time consultant at IBM. Negotiate your salary VERY carefully before you sign off. Virtually NO raises once you get in, and you'll quickly find that new hires (many MUCH less experienced), make MUCH more than you do because they knew how to research and negotiate better. Also, bonuses are a joke so focus on your BASE pay.

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