IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,230 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 107,230 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
Dec 5, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

good life / work balance, opportunities, knowledge sharing, good starting point for management career

Cons

multiple level of management, control freaks for accounting, you need to file multile papers to get money back from business trips

2.0
Dec 4, 2008

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Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

rather high job security though

Cons

a very rigid corporate culture with little transparency

4.0
Dec 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IBM has long ago lost the concept of commitment being bi-directional. It expects more commitment from workers than it gives in return. That said, I think it is better than most companies. IBM does not shy away from dumping valuable employees but it probably does not pick that course as fast as many companies. I can only speak for one small part of the software side but I think IBM does try to encourage people to try new things and give them some time to come up to speed.

Cons

A very secretive place regarding job actions. People simply vanish and when someone does vanish the people who work nearby seldom ask questions.

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