IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,191 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 107,191 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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3.0
May 12, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- The IBM Toronto Lab is a state of the art facility. - Free products/services: Gym inside complex, Coffee, Tea, Milk/Cream, sugar, microwaves - Recreation: Ping pong tables, foosball tables - Highlights: Tim Hortons inside the lab, Cafeteria with lots of choices, Day care at walking distance, a lot of green space, good location (downtown Markham), Theatre meeting room, On-site training

Cons

- Employer/Employee loyalty no longer exist - Expected to work around the clock with no overtime - Extremely difficult to get a promotion - HR staff is very limited and typically not very helpful. Managers are expected to do HR work without full knowledge in that area.

1.0
May 5, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Not much pro to work for IBM as a permanent- contract is the best way to work for IBM

Cons

treat people worst than cattle Very heavy processes, time consuming, dated and not agile if you are not good but play the politics ..you will be fine, if you are good and do your job well, you will be out of the door during their many redundancies programs . worst company to work for.

1.0
Apr 25, 2016

Look elsewhere.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great gig if you are able to stay employed.

Cons

Company has annual business practice of laying off employees, including laying off direct-hired employees while keeping contract workers within the same team. Job security and pay raises are non-existent. 7 years of service and not a single pay raise despite consistent above average evaluations from management.

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