Is IBM a good company to work for as a First Line Manager?

First Line Manager professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 46 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open First Line Manager Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked First Line Manager interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay First Line Manager employees well?

First Line Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 46 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about First Line Manager salaries and benefits at IBM .

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What are the pros of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and good to be able to work from home although that’s often at the discretion of your manager" ((in 11004 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5026 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home options but again that depends on the kind of project we are working." ((in 4357 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3404 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3298 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and the increment was less than 2% even top performer unless you got band promotion" ((in 5441 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2178 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 1997 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1743 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 614 reviews))

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4.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

99% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

First Line Manager employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most First Line Manager professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by First Line Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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46 reviews

4.0

Aug 9, 2025

OK but...

First line manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some schedule flexibility. Many training options. Growth opportunities.

Cons

Micromanagement. Very time & energy demanding. Dealing with 25-people teams & 90+ clients.

4.0

Nov 4, 2024

Nice place to work

First line manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great leadership and technicall training opportunities

Cons

Bureaucratic some times, and difficult to navigate

4.0

Aug 26, 2024

FLM

First line manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Environment Colleagues Opportunities Multi-national Equality

Cons

Salary Benefits Bonus Rewards Recoginition

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