IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,248 total reviews)
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77% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,248 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
Aug 25, 2015

Not the best place...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good "Work-Life" balance, although it depends on your manager and the service you work for. In most of the teams home office is allowed. The company it's so HUGE that probably will stay where it is for next 50 years...

Cons

- The lower salaries on the market. That's it. In fact way how to increase your salary is hidden and not really accessible, salaries are not measured on job's role, but only on your negotiation skills, once you get hired for some wage, is extremely hard to get a raise. - Quality: The worse quality I have ever met in an international company, very poor job's outcome, customer's satisfaction it's a BIG LIE, simply the customer has NO IDEA about what does happen inside the IDC. It can only survive in the market due to the highest prices. - Employees are "handled" like things. Lying is the usual way how to manage employee's frustration and requests, since the major aim of IDC is to save money, nothing else really does matter.

1.0
Jun 25, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, nice work and promising career prospects

Cons

No money for anything, offices are dark with no sun light, Developers are forced to hot desk which is difficult with lockers, monitors not allowed to personalise your desk. Miserable environment.

1.0
Jun 23, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Fast progression into a career that normally takes years. They progress juniors and hand out grandiose titles so they can charge more. Lack of visibility so you can do as you please. Work from home. Lots of time, they tend to charge in minimum time blocks so plenty of time. A week to do what could be done in a couple of hours.

Cons

Low quality and lack of real training. All the training is IBM's way of doing things which will not get you a better job. You could be moved off to something else. The seniors are forced to do sales. Everyone is assigned to their own project so no where to go for help. Managers are crap. All anyone cares about is money.

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