IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,239 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,239 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
Dec 30, 2008
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Pros

Great company to work for if you are a real knowledge-seeker and have a flair for research oriented work. The resources for trainings and professional development available in IBM are simply great and unmatchable. The facilities and guidance provided by IBM for research oriented work and patenting are also something provided by very few companies of its kind. Apart from that Ithe service portfolio that IBM's offers to its clients have almost 360 degree coverage and has something or other for almost everyone to learn and contribute. IBM's pioneering work on some of the latest technologies and industry trends and also something which takes its employees at the forefront when it comes to expertise and skills.

Cons

Too many employees, so the visibility and other benefits are not so good compared to others. Also career growth also becomes a bit slow. The compensation is though okay for the middle level employees to good at the higher ones, it's not matching with the industry for the freshers.

5.0
Dec 29, 2008
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Pros

Structured technical career path, lots of choice, make of it what you will. IBM is a big place, experiences vary across departments; if your department is no good move! :-) Lots of information and clever people to speak to.

Cons

Big company; highly bureaucratic. People get lost inside IBM and lose their external context; IBM is a great place to work but we need to listen to our customers and act on that information. Simplify! Many customers think that if you work for IBM you know everyone and all the products; this can be a challenge.

3.0
Dec 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Job stability is good and there are lots of opportunities for changing jobs within the company. If you can take advantage of all the benefits you can get a lot of value in addition to your pay.

Cons

Upper management is in denial on a lot of issues that the client-facing employees are dealing with

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