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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,270 total reviews)
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      Arvind Krishna

      77% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,270 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      107K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 2, 2009

      STG - Valuable or not?

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The work is very interesting. There is a lot of variety in what one can work on and can learn.

      Cons

      There is a lot of churn in the products supported. It is unclear what our direction is. It is unclear where we will be in a few years. Is this a sustainable area? There is a long rich history for many of the product lines, but it sure seems like odd management decisions will prevent future growth. The people are smart and talented. We just need more 'vision' and commitment from upper management. This is still a profitable area, and yet we don't really get treated as an area of value.

      4.0
      Jan 1, 2009

      Innovation that matters

      Communications specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you want to the chances to spread your wings are there but they won't coming running to find you. The PBC system of appraisal, although sometimes criticized does provide a basis for you and your manager to make sure you have something to guide you throughout the year, most other companies have very little in this form. If you have the time and the energy there is always plenty going on that you can take part in outside your normal role. Be that in the formal programs through mentoring students or getting involved in innovative events like HackDay you can easily gain experience in other areas that can be used to progress you through the business.

      Cons

      Sometimes it can be hard to find the person you need to talk to and it is easy to get caught up in some of the more complex processes that seem to be created. And to that although the business wants to go in one direction and work more collaboratively the processes and sales systems sometimes work against this, everyone knows that but doesn't seem like something easy to change.

      2.0
      Jan 1, 2009

      OK in short-term; But long-term your pay and career will suffer

      Specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great work-life flexibility IBM strongly encourages home office and remote work locations (Green in a big way) Stable overall company

      Cons

      Little growth opportunity for US employees - particularly one you reach Sr. Technical Staff Expect 3% raises bi-yearly Rediculous expense and travel freezes (don't expect to ever see your mgr face-to-face if you or he/she is remote) Low morale due to small raises, little growth, and perpetual layoffs and outsourcing Little cooperation between sales and direct marketing Middle management is given little empowerment due to tight-fisted budgets Pays its technical staff hourly at rates that are 15% below market; dependent on OT to make up for this

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