IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,222 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 107,222 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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3.0
Nov 16, 2008
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Pros

A stable, solid company, process-oriented, structured company who treats employees well. The benefit package and long PTO days are very attractive. Salary is above average, very reasonable for the type of software development work required. The work environment is very nice too. Nice campus, location, cafeteria, gym and various services on site.

Cons

Dealing with globalization may not be easy. Teams that coordinates with offshore teams often work long, strange hours. You might be expected to attend meetings (online, at home ok) as early as 7am or as late as 10pm. More agile than a company of similar size is still big. Product cycle is slow and very process oriented. Things don't get done as simple and as fast as they should. Maybe folks there are pretty set in their own ways. Not the most innovative crowd. Don't be stuck in a group that is not performing. Bottom line counts a lot.

5.0
Nov 16, 2008
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Pros

Best place to start your career! lot of opportunities. Freedom to facilitate your ideas without intervention and with substantial resources required.

Cons

Bureaucracy! None of yet based on my level of experience.

1.0
Nov 14, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

There's plenty of opportunities to telecommute

Cons

The pay is very low compared to similar positions at competing companies. There's constant "freezes" on bonuses, raises, promotions though only for working folk of course not for executives. No recognition for a job well done, lack of opportunities to grow one's career. Long hours, lots of responsibility but low pay.

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