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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,247 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 107,247 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
      4.0
      Nov 24, 2008

      Great working environment in Research division.

      Research graduate co-op
      Recommend
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      Pros

      IBM had a very relaxed environment. Although I was a co-oping for them while finishing my masters degree, the atmosphere was very laid back.

      Cons

      If you work for IBM for a long time and try to move to another industry, you're in for a little culture shock, most places aren't that laid back compared to IBM. I know several people who left IBM to work for one of the big finance companies and they went back to IBM to beg for their job back because they couldn't handle the workload and amount of off-hour commitments. Try to keep yourself up to date on technologies and hardware that's going on outside of IBM to avoid becoming a dinosaur.

      1.0
      Nov 24, 2008

      IBM is old style management - manage by fear. Employees are plug and play!

      It specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The IBM name is impressive on a resume. Some of the folks working there are very talented. Some of the managers are very good and understanding of the pressures in the work place.

      Cons

      Overall a cut-throat, finger-pointing environment. Managers have no problem yelling at individuals in front of their peers. When work load is heavy, management expects employees to work round the clock to meet THEIR ridiculous schedules. Too many releases leaving exhausted employees with no time to regroup.

      4.0
      Nov 24, 2008

      IBM is a good place to work if you are strong and a self driver.

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The experience of working across multiple customers. Ability to travel (when there is no corporate ban!). Lots of kit to get your hands on if you are in the right business area. Majority of people are sound. Working from home is encouraged. Flexible hours are encouraged. Big projects. Very big projects. you can always find someone to help if you know hwere to ask. HR is very important. Doing the right thing is encouraged. Worklife balance can be achieve if you are hard nosed about it. Decent tools to use. The really good people are promoted. You own your career no one else does.

      Cons

      Can be to big and to slow to move direction. When you eventually move direction, getting the rest of the business to move with you can be a hard job. To many processes. More time spent discussing an issue, costing more than the issue sometimes. Some strange business decsions are made without discussing even at a senior level the business case. Work life balance can suffer if you are weak. Rules are rules and once they are set you cant change them. Dont expect to change the world when you join. An expectation that senior management will carry you up the promo ladder is unfounded.

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