IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,304 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 107,304 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
5.0
Mar 6, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

• IBMers: working with incredibly talented people from all around the world. • IBM's Values. • Work-life balance - flexibility. • Great place to learn and grow – skills, experiences, build relationships. • You are a part of something meaningful; being in service of human potential and progress (in tech, business and society).

Cons

Cons: • IBM has been built on foundational principle of continuous reinvention, if you are uncomfortable with change, it is probably not be the right place for you. • In a company as big as IBM, if you don't invest time in building your own skills and capabilities you may fall behind or get stuck.

2.0
Mar 3, 2017

Dismal

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Saying that I worked at IBM really impressed my Grandfather

Cons

Repressive unpleasant culture. Individual contributors are discouraged from having their own ideas. Discouraged from seeking growth opportunities within the company.

2.0
Feb 22, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It has stature and repute, a seemingly forward looking culture and a professional management that is seemingly competent; at least that's how it looks from the outside.

Cons

It's quite different once you're inside. For one, management didn't have clear and defined requirements of my job when they were hiring, which in retrospect it has misrepresented the job role and content at the point when I signed up for the job.

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