IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,178 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,178 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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107K reviews
3.0
Feb 7, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great networking opportunities and the ability to move to different teams within the organization. Endless learning and career development mentoring and courses are made available to employees. The office is a fun environment and they often plan fun events for employees to attend during the day.

Cons

Anytime you move positions, you take an 18% pay cut in salary, even if it is a promotion. If you have an issue with management and that person in management is highly connected, IBM will keep them safe first, not you. HR is not HR, they are an extension of legal. Your job at IBM depends on whether or not you have a good boss and who works above you. IBM as a company does nothing beyond what is in their best interest. They lack complete moral accountability. I watched directors harrass sales representatives, show favoritism and engage in retaliation and nothing was done about it.

1.0
Dec 4, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, HSA match, reasonable work

Cons

who you know in IBM matters more than what you know. That guides what you do. Frequent changes to your role. Incompetent managers. back stabbing and credit stealing co-workers. non-existent HR (replaced by AI). if you know how to play politics this is the best place for you.

3.0
Aug 17, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* lgbtq+ friendly * Day to day work and people are generally great to work with and hang out with * In office culture is awesome really light friendly atmosphere, plenty of events to get involved and meet people.

Cons

* Took a contract to hire position, when they brought me on full time offered a salary that was 25-40% less than my original contract salary * When you are not on a client project direction and guidelines are very amorphous * After not having client work for several months (market conditions are tough, I get it), received a PIP with factually inaccurate claims. I brought this up to my manager, it went nowhere and I was let go a few months later without being given any chances to defend myself or have any conversations with upper management who was making decisions behind closed doors and not at all transparent and never bothered to talk to me or my coworkers directly. * Manager cancelled more than 5 weekly 1 on 1's during this period, have a feeling I may have been thrown under the bus * 2 weeks severance

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IBM Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Thanks for highlighting the positive aspects of our company, such as the open culture and friendly atmosphere. We're sorry to hear about your concerns and will consider them as we refine our communications, processes, and policies.
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