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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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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      107K reviews
      4.0
      Apr 18, 2011

      Great place to work if you are getting a competitive starting salary.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      - Great on resume - Worldwide opportunities - Lateral career moves possible - Cutting-edge in certain domains - Long-term opportunities

      Cons

      - Promotions for extremely high performers difficult - Salary increases do not account for much growth - Some managers like to protect their "turf"

      4.0
      Apr 14, 2011

      Well-informed, pro-employee company

      Tech support
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Standardized processes Sincere efforts toward employee engagement Readiness to "invest" in the employees Opportunities are made available in the most transparent manner Systematic efforts by seniors to prepare you for the next level

      Cons

      Salary was less compared to other similar companies Personal space was restricted at times owing to client deliveries.

      5.0
      Apr 11, 2011

      Undergrad university hire straight for college and had higher expectations for IBM as a top consultancy.

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      working for a big, global company, participation on Smarter Planet projects, resource manager helps you find projects, leveraging previous IBM assets and tools make work easier and quicker, some big offices (Chicago, NYC, DC, Boston, Dallas) have a good sense of community and plan social events. Get to keep all your frequent flier miles and hotel points.

      Cons

      utilization heavily counted for performance evaluation, most projects only allow 40 hours max be billed to the client (regardless of how many hours over 40 were actually worked). promotions only happen once per year. have to write long project assessments (2-5+ pages) about each role on every project to be included in end of year evaluation. No compensation for continuing education (whether it be for an advance degree, or just attending lectures, conferences, etc). Only associate partners and higher and sales people get mobile access to their email. We are given out-of-date or used laptops and then expected to re-image them ourselves if it crashes. Meal allowance is per city and must report actuals (not allowed to expense flat per diem)

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