Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      IBM

      Engaged Employer

      IBM reviews

      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,290 total reviews)
      avatar

      Arvind Krishna

      77% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Senior management

      IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,290 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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      107K reviews
      4.0
      Feb 23, 2009

      Great professional peoples but not so great work

      Advisory software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Top notch work life balance in my line of work (IT development). I'm work at home employee since I joined IBM. People around me and in other department that I deal with are very professional. I rarely see inter office politics. I never saw intimidation, negativity towards other people etc. 1st and 2nd line managers are always straight forward with us. The company is genuinely interested in diversity. I have very decent market rate pay package. Lots of learning opportunity if you are interested. Since IBM owns numerous software development tools, they are at your disposal, free to use to further your knowledge and career.

      Cons

      In US locations, I see new project opportunity to on is drying up. There is lot of administrative work involved in my job as software developer and technical lead. There is more operational work then new development opportunity due to cut backs and off shoring.

      2.0
      Feb 20, 2009

      IT is becoming a commodity and it's affecting how IBM views its employees.

      It architect
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      In IBM, you do have access to a large intellectual capital knowledge base and the people you work with are very smart. If you manage to move from account to account, it allows you to see how many different companies work without the stress of having to find work on your own. The higher you go up in the organization, though, you are expected to be a mercenary and find the work on your own. You don't get the big bucks for nothing.

      Cons

      There is a constant pressure for cost savings. In the US, labor makes up the biggest cost component and IBM has had a policy of micro-layoffs to stay under the public radar. This occurs at the expense of employee morale and in some cases, customer satisfaction. With the increased reliance on off-shoring to lower cost regions, US layoffs are going to accelerate. On top of this, training is almost non-existent. It's hard to justify 40 hours of training when you have a utilization target.

      3.0
      Feb 20, 2009

      The elephant has forgotten how to dance.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The total compensation package is good and there are plenty of good people to work for and with. There's a wide variety of work to do within IBM, so there are sometimes good opportunities to change jobs internally.

      Cons

      Not the stable job it once was. Regular layoffs are a matter of course now, and indications are that those jobs will move overseas and not return to the US. Since IBM seems more interested in buying new technology instead of creating it, you're better off being in a company bought by IBM if you want new technology experience. IBM cares much more about the stock and how the world perceives it than how employees feel about the company, and that leads to poor products and support.

      Viewing 106333 - 106335 of 107,290 Reviews
      Related searches: IBM jobs | IBM salaries | IBM benefits | IBM interviews | IBM conversations
      ReviewsIBM reviews

      Glassdoor has 131,750 IBM reviews submitted anonymously by IBM employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if IBM is right for you.