IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,148 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 107,148 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
Aug 20, 2008
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Pros

Variety; Breadth of industry and technology opportunities.

Cons

Pay is a disgrace and no longer keeps pace with inflation - what are these things I hear of called annual pay rises? No respect for the individual in this company: You are a drone who must be dedicated to the feather nesting of management bonus pools - don't expect any recognition yourself mind. Although its a general industry failing in the modern marketplace the short term obsession with quarterly targets is to the detriment of workforce morale. Talking with colleagues, climate seems particularly poor nowadays.

1.0
Aug 20, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It's a job. If you don't have expectations beyond that, and are flexible to know that you might be out tomorrow.

Cons

Lipservice. Don't believe it, especially from senior management who think they're doing the right thing, but all they're doing is propping themselves up so they feel good as they look to retire.

2.0
Aug 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The salary is very good, but creates a feeling that they are "buying" you to the exclusion of the rest of your life. I was given the oppurtunity to travel the world with IBM, for which I am grateful, and the commerardery between me and my team mates was great while I was there

Cons

They do not care that you have a home life, and their use of poermanent agency employees must border on the illegal when it comes to employee's job security. You live in permanent fear of not being able to interpret a brief in exact accordance with your bosses' vague outline and once you leave, you never hear from them again.

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