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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,148 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 107,148 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
      2.0
      Jun 30, 2008

      IBM great on the resume, not great to advance your career

      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The Medical benefits are very good, and they are very flexible if personal issues conflict with work.

      Cons

      Management is very out of touch with what it is like to sell in today's environment. The company has changed so dramatically, even over the past five years. The management team does not understand the marketplace, or our products/services.

      3.0
      Jun 30, 2008

      Scott Adams would have no shortage of script material with IBM.

      Senior it specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexibility to telecommute, scope of job opportunities only a large company offers, and a comprehensive benefits package.

      Cons

      A culture that perpetuates a workaholic environment, with long work weeks and frequently unrealistic project deadlines. The sheer volume of procedures and red tape is astonishing. It's often surreal.

      2.0
      Jun 29, 2008

      IBM is old and it shows

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      IBM has some very bright people and some good technology. They allow flexible work hours and location. Benefits and compensation are industry average. Work/life balance is generally pretty good.

      Cons

      IBM is old and it shows. It doesn't really feel like a technology company. Processes are cumbersome. You can just imagine some ancient mainframe software running the place. I worked in the software business group. The overall feeling was that software engineers were interchangeable. There must be something wrong with you if you wanted to be an individual contributor and liked to write code. Promotions and awards were much more about politics than technical merit. There are too many rules and managers are afraid to push back. Employees are constantly told what they cannot do along and threatened with potential penalties. A couple of examples: print jobs needed to be picked up within 30 minutes or you're cited by security. Office doors need to be locked and blinds drawn when away from your desk for more than 15 minutes. Silly stuff.

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