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IBM System Administrator Chennai Reviews

Updated 29 Jan, 2025

Overall Rating

4.5/5

based on 14 reviews

Rating distribution

6 (42.9%)

4 (28.6%)

1 (7.1%)

2 (14.3%)

1 (7.1%)

Category Ratings

4.5

Company culture

4.5

Job security

4.3

Skill development

4.2

Work-life balance

4.2

Work satisfaction

4.1

Promotions

3.5

Salary

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Rotational Shift

67% employees reported

Flexible timing

64% employees reported

No travel

78% employees reported

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Gender based rating

4.6

Rated by Women

10 reviews

4.0

Rated by Men

4 reviews

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System Administrator in Chennai

Full Time

Technology / IT Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

5.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

5.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 29 Jan 2025

Likes

Salary - Excellent
Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Excellent
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

System Administrator in Chennai

Full Time

Hardware Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

3.0

Promotions

3.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 15 Nov 2023

Likes

It's nice company which give you opportunity to learn

Skill development - Good
Job security - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent

Dislikes

Only shifts are worst. Management will not listen if we have concern

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

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IBM-7A-21. 5(FIXED)+1.3(JB)

Is it good to join IBM at 7A band for Sr. Data Engineer position at 21.5 fixed + 1.3 JB. YOE : 5.5 Are there chances of layoff or firing for me ? Is it good offer to join for 5.5 yoe ?

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System Administrator in Chennai

Full Time

IT Infrastructure Services Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

4.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

4.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 21 Sep 2022

Likes

Great on time management work

Salary - Good
Skill development - Good
Job security - Good
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Good
Company culture - Good
Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

Bad hike on the salary

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System Administrator in Chennai

IT Infrastructure Services Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

4.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 14 Apr 2022

Likes

Work life balance. Good career opportunities

Skill development - Good
Job security - Good
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Good
Company culture - Good
Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

Poor salary hike

Work Details

Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

System Administrator in Chennai

Voice / Blended Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

5.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

5.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 24 Jan 2022

Likes

IBM has very good work culture. All the employees are treated equally. There are so many courses to learn new technologies.overall the best company.

Salary - Excellent
Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Excellent
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within Country.

System Administrator in Chennai

IT Infrastructure Services Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

4.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 15 Aug 2021

Likes

Good environment and with big cafteria and other infrastructure. Lots of WFH benefits provided which helps us to work efficiently.

Skill development - Good
Job security - Good
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Good
Company culture - Good
Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

We can't judge dislikes like that because its completely based on team and team mates .If they are supportive then we find that as the best one

Work Details

Work days: Rotational Shift

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

System Administrator in Chennai

Full Time

IAM Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

4.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 12 May 2022

Likes

Work life balance

Skill development - Good
Job security - Good
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Good
Company culture - Good
Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

Very low compensation

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System Administrator in Chennai

Non Voice Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

5.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 20 Jun 2022

Likes

Apart from project work if anyone want to learn any technology they can do it through your learning.

Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Excellent
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

I love to work

Work Details

With city.

Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)

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System Administrator in Chennai

IT Network Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 25 May 2022

Likes

As woman employees ibm is best place to work

Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

Manager based company

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings

System Administrator in Chennai

Software Development Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

4.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

5.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 21 Jan 2021

Likes

We could learn more about technologies if we can manage our time properly

Salary - Good
Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Excellent
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Good

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

System Administrator in Chennai

IT Infrastructure Services Department

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

Category Ratings

1.0

Salary

2.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

3.0

Company culture

2.0

Work-life balance

posted on 23 Mar 2018

Likes

Work-life balance

Job security - Good

Dislikes

There won't be any growth in career and salary

Salary - Bad
Skill development - Poor
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Bad
Work-life balance - Poor

Work Details

Boring

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

System Administrator in Chennai

Engineering & Manufacturing Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

1.0

Salary

3.0

Skill development

3.0

Job security

3.0

Promotions

4.0

Work satisfaction

2.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 14 Aug 2018

Likes

Yes,I do

Work satisfaction - Good
Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

Salary - Bad
Company culture - Poor

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings

System Administrator in Chennai

IT Network Department

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

Category Ratings

2.0

Salary

2.0

Skill development

2.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

2.0

Company culture

2.0

Work-life balance

posted on 24 Apr 2019

Likes

frankly i dont like anything about IBM

Dislikes

I worked in a project called American express and every one of my team mate were too much on gender and region based they literally made sure and worked towards pushing me out of the team. Thanks to them i found a gem job out of IBM

Salary - Poor
Skill development - Poor
Job security - Poor
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Bad
Company culture - Poor
Work-life balance - Poor

Work Details

Boring and too much of politics

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

System Administrator in Chennai

IT Network Department

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

Category Ratings

1.0

Salary

1.0

Skill development

1.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

1.0

Company culture

1.0

Work-life balance

posted on 04 Nov 2020

Likes

One of the worst company to work is IBm

Dislikes

No Hike to job satisfaction no recognition

Salary - Bad
Skill development - Bad
Job security - Bad
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Bad
Company culture - Bad
Work-life balance - Bad

Work Details

Very worst I recomend those who have job in IBM is to look for other opportunities

Work timings: Strict Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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