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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,157 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

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Senior management

      IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,157 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
      4.0
      Aug 22, 2008

      Flexible workplace, promotes integrity & honesty, takes ages to learn to work the organisation

      Associate partner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible ways of working, plenty of opportunities, an organisation that acts with integrity, allows more to learn about IBM, people respect each other,

      Cons

      Slow and cumbersome at times, governed by its processes where it is difficult to handle exceptions. Tendency to pigeon hole people into narrow roles despite having multiple skills Takes some time to understand how IBM works and the matrix organisation

      2.0
      Aug 22, 2008

      Has it's good points but no longer the company or employer it used to be

      Senior marketing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very progressive in terms of flexible working options including working from home. Large number of business areas provide, at least in theory, a wide variety of career development options without changing employer. IBM is a recognised company name throughout the industry which can help in your professional work (in terms of opening doors, getting appointments etc) and also is a name people of heard of outside the industry.

      Cons

      IBM no longer seems to treat its people well, at least in the UK. Employee benefits have been incrementally reduced with every turn and annual 'update', leading to a very cynical workforce (in terms of 'the company' and its anticipated next steps) which does nothing for morale or productivity. Many long-serving IBM employees continue to be motivated by their pride in doing a good job (for the company, their colleagues, themselves) and wanting to support their colleagues, however overall satisfaction with IBM management is undoubtedly at an all time low.

      4.0
      Aug 22, 2008

      Once you're in, you're in...Unless you really screw things up.

      Remote support focal
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great for someone that wants to get their foot in the door at a young age and possibly embark on a career path. Being one of the largest technologies company in the world means good benefits, ample vacation time, and if you choose to ever leave, IBM looks great on a resume.

      Cons

      It's not really a downside of working at IBM in particular, but corporate America in general. All large corporations tend to micromanage and plan for future contracts poorly, letting the lower rungs of support staff deal with the problems created due to poor planning and incompetent project managers, etc.

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