IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,240 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,240 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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2.0
Dec 31, 2008
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Pros

Well management is clueless so you can BS your way through most issues. For the time being many people can work from home and choose the regular work day hours, and slack off when is slow and go watch TV or take a shower during the work day. Most people are willing to help and work on problems. Free internet sevice at home since IBM pays for it due to work at home and being on call for pager duty and off shift and weekend projects. That is about it for the best reasons to work for I B M Global services

Cons

On call off shift support. Constant staff cuts, do more with less. Management not being honest with knowledge about coming changes. No more pension contributions. Too much time spent on process. An example is a change that takes 5 minutes needs a change record, and the entire change process takes 2 hours of your time, plus the time of account team to review, go to the customer to get approval. Also when there is an audit finding due to one person making a minor mistake , notes must be sent the dept and discussed at dept meetings, and management will keep asking what the status is on the doc being prepared due to the finding

4.0
Dec 31, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

A global company with the ability to work with cultures and people around the world

Cons

heavy bureaucracy and politics, Limited diection from senior management on direction other than just 90 days

4.0
Dec 31, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It's great for your resume. The company is very large and diversified. As a consultant, you are exposed to many different opportunities and client situations. The experience is invaluable. The networking opportunities are endless.

Cons

There is to much bureaucracy. It is very hard, if not impossible, to change jobs. You basically have to quit and come back. This also holds true for a significant pay change (>10%). The executives seem to be the 'untouchables', providing no perceived value to the working class. The direction of the company is never made clear.

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