IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,291 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 107,291 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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4.0
Feb 26, 2009
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Pros

Very talented co-workers Great flexibility to work from home etc. Working part time is easy. Very stable. Room to move laterally in the company to different roles. Reasonable salaries Lots of different locations Huge community of workers = lots of discounts, social club etc.

Cons

Many people in upper management aren't aware of realities on the ground Salaries are better at some competitor companies - but they are also laying people off atm Bureacracy, it's like working in the public service sometimes Lots of meetings You do need to be a bit political to get ahead, talent is reward as perceived not always demonstrated.. Few promotions, few raises.

4.0
Feb 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are lots of opportunities to do interesting projects as long as you get to know the right people. The home work situation is very flexible. As long as you get your work done, you can set your own timetable.

Cons

Too big! Sometimes the amount of administration overwhelms the delivery people on a project. For every one person providing a solution with technical skills, there is a lawyer, an accountant, and some assistant burdening the project with overhead. It's unbelievable how IBM still manages to make money.

4.0
Feb 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good line management opportunities to do lots of different things lots of exposure to clients and technologies opps to transfer to other states or countries

Cons

Travel is extensive, unless yr into that. Senior management seems to change every couple quarters

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