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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,089 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,089 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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2.0
Jun 12, 2008
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Pros

You have very good job security and flexible work hours at IBM. My current manager permits me to work from home, which is terrific. Not all managers at IBM are like that, though. I really like that there's a credit union on site. The fitness and recreation center is nice too.

Cons

Red tape and bureaucracy are burdensome. The "climate" varies dramatically between departments and projects. It's really hard to stomach the fact that Sam "earned" a $40M bonus, and many of us have not had a raise in several years. There are internal hiring rules that prevent an employee in one division (SWG) to obtain a new position in another division (STG).

2.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I can't think of a best reason to work for IBM Global Services, unless you consider having your job shipped over to India a good reason to work. The pay is good, the benefits are good, provided you don't get laid off after you train your replacement in India.

Cons

Getting rid of senior people for inexperienced people in India, then the people that are left, having to train the India folks, so the U.S base work force can be downsized even more. Then taking heat because projects are late or have a lot of bugs in them. management is so focused on meeting next qtr that they are getting rid of good quality people at all levels and replacing them with inexperienced peopjle in India, then woundering why projects get behind. The middle management are only following orders of Senior management. the last few years, the focus on education has gone down hill unless it can be billed directly to a customer account. Advancement is becoming much harder in the U.S as jobs are being sent to India, as I've stated many times.

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