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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,137 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 107,137 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
      1.0
      Jul 8, 2008

      It is the employee who does the work, not the stockholder.

      Territory sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Have a reference with an IT leader on your resume.

      Cons

      Bureaucracy, no respect for the employee, no straight talk, the stockholder has all the rights. All the raises seem to go with the younger recruits( less than 10 years) and the more senior people don't get much. IBM considers once an employee is hooked, there is no need to give more than needed. If you are a sales rep, understanding your sales plan and how much you will get paid is rocket science. IBM seems to manipulate the figures and raising the targets beyond reason so you get paid what they want you to get paid. All this trickles down to "save as much as possible for the stockholder".

      2.0
      Jul 7, 2008

      IBM doesn't care about its workers

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible work schedule and the ability to work at home. Communication and technology surpasses most other companies.

      Cons

      Sr Mgmt cares little about workers. They are seen as dispensible. IBM states they are fair in evaluations but then they put limits on the ratings employees can receive. IBM is claiming they are leading the way in salaries but their marketing tool is that they are now bringing salaries up to the midpoint of industry standards. In the end, it is shareholders that IBM cares about - not the workers. Its a tough environment to excel compared to your peers while still balancing work life issues.

      3.0
      Jul 7, 2008

      Not willing to spend money for skilled workers.

      It specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work Life Balance. You can easily schedule things during the work day that you need to take care of and make up the time after hours.

      Cons

      Getting any sort of raise is like pulling teeth. IBM spends a lot of time pushing for you to enjoy life while working. They offer most employee's the option to work from home. The only problem with this is that you have so much work to do that you end up working more from home. The method they use to measure employee utilization is also very flawed. They end up pushing people beyond limits with work which causes the quality of work to suffer. Upper management is always looking for the quick fix to increase profits. But not willing to spend money.

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