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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,191 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 107,191 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
      2.0
      Oct 3, 2008

      Trying to squeeze water from a rock

      Advisory hardware engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      IBM has a pretty good benefits program: 401k, good health insurance, some nice on-the-job perks like access to online books, etc. It's not at the Google level with free food and transportation, but it's better than a lot of other companies and government jobs.

      Cons

      We haven't made our numbers--which are set unreasonably high--in 15 years, giving management an excuse every year to short change our bonuses and raises. Morale in STG is the lowest in the company, for good reason. We're constantly being told that we need to work harder to meet our numbers and be rewarded, but most of us are already working 50-70 hour weeks for pay far below market rates. The real problem is the short-sightedness of management, a common IBM problem. As an example, look at how poorly IBM's PC business did compared to Dell in the computer boom era. And yet IBM invented the PC! Now IBM mainframes and microelectronics are going down the same path. So sad.

      3.0
      Oct 3, 2008

      Strong company, great opportunity but low morale.

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you are good at networking there are several opportunities as this is a huge company with operations in most countries / areas. The company is very diverse and there is increased flexibility with the regards to working remotely , from home, etc. Many employees only need a laptop and power cord to conduct their day to day. This company has been around the good and bad times and has survived as the true elephant it has been called. The benefits package is good.

      Cons

      The pay is not considered the highest. The current morale is not good.There is a big push to move US jobs to Asia so you should always look to stay competitive and look at jobs that require a close presence. Many coworkers are working 60+ hours. Because of cuts, many are overworked.

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