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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,312 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 107,312 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
      Apr 29, 2010

      IBM is a great technology company - job satisfaction depends on job role, environment & YOURSELF

      Sales specialist
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      Pros

      + great technology + some amazingly good technical and sales professionals + interesting challenges + worldwide accounts + huge industry range + global company

      Cons

      I cannot speak for all of IBM. This accounts for my personal experience at IBM Dublin (Ballycoolin): - too hierarchical, i.e. too many layers of management - too metrics driven - lack of incentives for people to want to perform - too reactive = lack of proactive employee- and business-centric management - people are assigned job roles that are not in line with their qualifications, skill and personal career targets leading to increased fluctuation

      4.0
      Apr 20, 2010

      Really depends on which division you work for IBM Software Group = good, IBM Global Services = bad, IBM.com = run!!!

      Advisory it specialist
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      Pros

      - Flexible work environment from home, various location, various times - Great technical resources - Looks good on a resume - Decent pay and compensation

      Cons

      - Work environments radically different from division to division SWG = good, ITS/IGS = bad, IBM.com = terrible - Availability of training dependent on where you are GTA = good; anywhere else in Canada = Bad - Hard to get training in non-IBM products - Advancement slow - Constant outsourcing - Short sighted ROI in service delivery - Sales driven low regard for technical people

      5.0
      Apr 19, 2010

      Its a nice place to be in if you think of it as a marathon and not a sprint

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      It pays to work here for a period of time. It is a world unlike any other and requires time and effort from an individual to help align his/her goals to the company's goal and understand fully the freedom the company gives. The opportunities to grow are immense and are driven as much by the employee as by the management. One's career is truly in one's on hand. Patience is a virtue that one acquires with time in IBM, but its well worth the effort.

      Cons

      One of the problems of being a place where it takes time to pay back both tangibly and intangibly, is just that, it takes time. Someone in a hurry will not enjoy the place. Once you get in, your salary increments are sporadic and will never be in line with those hired after you join. Negotiate well when you join.

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