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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,243 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 107,243 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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      107K reviews
      4.0
      Aug 9, 2008

      Good place to learn and broaden your experience. Not great for work/life balance if you like to also make progress.

      It specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      It is a industry leader. Opportunity to work on varied projects and clients. Nice place to learn new skills, broaden experience.

      Cons

      If you are in a travel required role, the efforts required to be on the road and to comply with stringent travel rules are not really compensated. Employees spend too much personal time to satisfy the job requirements, outside direct client billable work. Work/Life balance is a major problem if you want to make progress in these roles, while trying to maintain a healthy family balance. People in perform roles are probably better off looking at local opportunities unless they have other goals.

      3.0
      Aug 8, 2008

      Great brand, overall experiences have been fair, but not stellar.

      Managing consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Brand recognition. People recognize the brand and it does carry value as a technology provider. In regards to services, it is still trying to build a reputation in other service offerings. If you are looking for stability, IBM is a great company.

      Cons

      Very large company. It is hard to network. You have to take the initiative to met people and find growth opportunities. The company focuses on the bottom line too much and sometimes ignores it's people. Projects can be mundane and boring. Billing hours is a top priority, but this is typical at most consulting firms. Bonuses are small compared to competitors.

      4.0
      Aug 8, 2008

      Great company, but you have to be patient working in IBM

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A good tempreture for balance your life and work. Not high presure, neither the pay. A really global company, with global oppotunity. Be a business consultant would be a good choice in IBM, which means good pay, travel oppotunity, flexible time, and more chance to get contact with the customers.

      Cons

      Too many people, too many process. Not too much oppotunity for people if you don't have much experience. IBM is transfering to a software company, and for the traditional field such as servers, it seems shrinking year by year.

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