IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,168 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,168 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Mar 30, 2010

Don't walk! Run!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good compensation. Fairly easy to move around to gain job experience.

Cons

I have never met so many incompetent high level managers in my entire life. I've worked in corporate america for a long time and at this point I thought I've seen it all, but apparently I was wrong. In the area I work, the workers are terrified of their high level management and cater to them constantly (they say jump and they jump whether it makes sense or not) - it's almost as if we're living in a dictatorship. Meetings and phone calls take up most of our time so we can't be productive but we sure talk a lot. Objective feedback isn't heard by management because people are too scared to speak their mind and the ones that do aren't really heard or eventually fired. The business is losing money but It's much easier to just talk than do something to make things better. If you're in a company getting acquired, you'll know what I mean soon enough but if you're actually wanting to start a career, look elsewhere. This is an awful place to work.

2.0
Mar 28, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The technical talent at IBM is unparalleled. Working with smart engineers and developers is one of the primary perks of IBM.

Cons

The company is being taken in an unfortunate direction by upper management. Aggressive attrition of the US workforce is causing loss of incredible talent, and leaving abysmal morale.

1.0
Oct 16, 2009

IBM will ruin your career

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some, a very few now, good people there. Salary was within normal limits.

Cons

Seriously, if you are a mid career professional IBM will ruin your career. I went in with almost 20 years commercial engineering experience. Spent 10 years at IBM where you had no choice but to use IBM tools/software. The vast majority of the industry uses commerical, third party software. You will be forced into becoming obsolete. Management constantly shifts priorities in a CYA approach to running a department. No work/life balance. There were newbies straight out of school or from overseas that were given preferential treatment. The "old boy" network and nepotism are in full force. If you already have your career on track, DO NOT derail it by working for IBM, regardless of what they promise you. I and 3 other of my former colleagues have been diligently searching for new positions for over 2 years since IBM off shored - imported workers for the department. We, as a group, are back to doing basic technician work due to our lack of current commercial experence. Use any IBM offer as a lever with another employer, just do not except the position.

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