IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,260 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 107,260 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
Jan 31, 2012
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Pros

There is some good technology for a software engineer. However that technology is getting dated very fast. It is a good company to be in if you have some manager or lead associated to your job title. Managers and architects and leads do reap benefits of raises and bonuses. Financially company always makes profit.

Cons

No job security for US employees. Pay raise and bonus for technical engineers are almost non existent. If you are technical person be prepared to be abused especially if you are working in the US. Long hours with little or no recognition for work is standard practice. Especially in the software business unit. Technical growth opportunities just do not exist. Every year middle and upper management is looking to see how much of the work done in their groups/orgs in the US can be shipped and outsourced to India or China. The companies financial profits result in bonuses and raises only at the top.

2.0
Jan 23, 2012
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Pros

If agreed with Manager you can work from home couple days a week. Good location of Moscow office, big open space, big tables, overall good working conditions. 80% of mobile services and medical ensurance are paid by the company. On certain positions you can do almost nothing and get paid good for that.

Cons

I.B.M. - "It's better manual"! No useful applications with user-friednly interface to work with. Not a software company at all! Everything is done manually and as far as people make mistakes other people are employed to control the first ones and some other people to control the second ones and so on and so on. A lot of people who work in a company for 10-15-20 years, who are not ready for changes, are even afraid of young dynamic newcommers. Manegement is more about politics, image, ompression, moving themselves forward than about truthfull forecats, carying for employees, there work-life balance, etc. Friends bonuses/promotion mostly. Very bureacratic. Everything takes a very-very long time. Boring. Boring to be on that "certain position" and feel like you're wasting your time, using only 10% of your barin capabilities, sitting in the office doing nothing, just waiting in case your Manager needs some help. At IBM you either work 24x7 or do almost nothing. Ability to work abroad or completely change your career path is declared, but rarely fullfilled.

1.0
Jan 21, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Ability to work from home so I don't have to deal with my manager. There are a few good people working in my area.

Cons

IBM - Where Idiots Become Managers. No respect for the employee. Ratings arbitrarily lowered to target good workers for layoffs. People are afraid for their jobs so they don't speak up. Those that do find a target on their backs and will soon be marked for RA.

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