IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,240 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

77% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,240 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
Apr 14, 2016
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Pros

Good benefits package 15% pension Flexible working arrangement Looks good on the CV (at the moment) I have ran out of good thinngs to say but the is a 20 word minimum .....

Cons

Lower than average salary - most other companies pay more for the equivalent skill set. Redunancy comes around every 6 months The worst thing is your are a simply a number, a comodity, the HR / payroll departments don't have telephone numbers and so any questions are via email/online form.Your manager you may never meet in person. You are working for a ghost. .. If you go to site, it is like working in a public libary, which means you are simply an island which is part of a "virtual" team. THere are no techie in the UK just snake oil salemen, and none techical project manager. The GDC and CIC have such a rapid turn over of staff that lack of knowledge sharing almong themselves that you end up telling the same thing to umpteen different people.

3.0
Mar 6, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

A worldwide known brand. Large company with many opportunities. Opportunities to travel across the UK and Internationally. Excellent programs for graduates. Good work life balance and flexible working is possible in certain roles.

Cons

Corporately re-structuring taking place. Choppy waters for existing employers. New employees will be "new employees" for only a few years. Poor bonus and salary strategy. Punitive rating system. Aggressive off-shoring of key functions to cheap, eastern European countries.

3.0
Mar 5, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great products, good account management and relationships with all the large accounts, sound top level strategy

Cons

horrendous beauracracy, constant re-organisations every 6 months, most employees don't seem happy to be there, cumbersome internal systems and processes, highly political, very old fashioned attitudes to business

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