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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

      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 107,205 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 8, 2008

      Excellent benefits, but career growth is not as easy as you would expect.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great benefits. Very good at promoting work/life balance. Compensation is ok - especially if you got in early. Salary hasn't changed much since I started.

      Cons

      Very big company. Easy to get lost. Very political when trying to move from one job or department to another.

      3.0
      Oct 8, 2008

      The Good and the Bad

      Staff development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The Work/Life Balance is usually pretty good. Our prescription plan is excellent. When you find the right area to work in, you can have a really good time at work every day and be proud of what you have accomplished. I hear a lot of people from different divisions say that they have GREAT people to work with. People respect you as an IBMer and know that you aren't going to mislead them. There are generations of trust behind you. Generally speaking, first line managers are pretty good and are kind of in the same boat as regular employees.

      Cons

      Our performance rating system is a ridiculous leftover from when IBM needed to cut the fat. The fat is all gone, believe me! In general, this is a hard time for engineers at any company. At IBM, bonuses and raises are often pretty bad, even when the company does well.... even when you get promoted. When people leave the company, it's rare to back fill their position. In our area, we sometimes don't even back fill with an offshore job.

      1.0
      Oct 8, 2008

      My experience at IBM = Dark Ages of my life

      Internal auditor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      To get the name on your resume, nothing else. Or if you like telecommuting, then this might be the place for you. The 3 weeks of vacation is good for new-hires, but taking them can be hard. Use it or lose it, your manager might not approve it when you need it the most.

      Cons

      Work and life balance is just some old wives' tales, and the pay absolutely sucks.

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