IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,205 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 107,205 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
Oct 14, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

There are quite a few reasons to work for IBM, for example their telecommuting policies are the best I've seen. You start off with 3 weeks vacation time and they offer full tuition reimbursement. Also because it is such a large company you can move around quite often and get lots of great work experience in different areas.

Cons

Compensation horrible, annual increases were practically non-existent. Sometimes managers would not let you move to a different job because of office politics.

4.0
Oct 14, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IBM has been around for many years, and it is one of the most realiable and stable companies to work for. it offers great benefits and is almost impossible to get fired

Cons

IBM is not known for high salaries. It rarely gives raises to employees. It is very difficult to move up or change departments or get bonuses. they also have many review processes that do no directly relate to the raises or bonuses

4.0
Oct 14, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance. Significant R&D investment. Career growth is encouraged.

Cons

Overly complex processes, too many internal meetings and micro-management. Business units do not work well together. Hard to do business with. Salary growth is limited.

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