IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,138 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 107,138 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
3.0
Aug 2, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Good infrastructure, global corporation, very flexible company (hours).

Cons

Politics, politics, politics. Most of the jobs are doing some kind of software maintenance. Few new/good projects to work on.

3.0
Aug 2, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Breadth of career opportunities due to scale of company. Robust career development programs supporting personal growth. Good managers who take their responsibility seriously can make a huge difference in the employee experience.

Cons

Work/life balance is not respected consistently. Lack of communication around difficult policy decisions. Bureaucracy of a large company can easily interfere with getting things done. Culture needs to move from controls-based to values-based in order to unleash creativity and innovation.

3.0
Aug 2, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IBM provides a diverse set of opportunities across a wide spectrum of information technology, with considerable resources available when properly aligned. There is the ability to work on significant projects and have a global impact. The company has a long history and many creative and experienced professionals.

Cons

After being wined and dined touring China and Russia, CEO Palmisano came back to US to talk about how "messy" Western democracies are and immediately began shifting jobs overseas at increasing rates including selling PC company to Lenovo. There is a large bureaucracy with lots of internal fiefdoms. Company has gone from respecting employees and striving for excellence to shooting for the middle ground across compensation and benefits. Work can be all-consuming and the wrong immediate management can make life miserable.

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