IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,178 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 107,178 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 18, 2009
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Pros

The pay is mediocre, but better than a lot of other mall jobs - benefits, same deal. Job security is non-existent because although it requires a lot of training and memorization, the turn-over rate is ridiculous. Promotions and raises are a joke- people become underhanded and nasty when sales are concerned and only numbers count. It really is a combination of luck and a little skill when it comes to this company and sales. The products are marked up ridiculously high and people are paying for what they think is a novelty.

Cons

Job performance reviews can be stressful, especially when you feel that you are being criticized for your work methods and manner. Responding in a thoughtful, objective and proactive manner to a job performance review will make the experience a positive one for you and for the future of your job. If you take the attitude that you can learn from a performance review, you'll grow even better within your chosen field of work. Always keep in mind that the way that you respond to a performance review says a lot about your character and influences the next review.

5.0
Aug 9, 2009

Great experiences

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You have the opportunity to experience a lot of types of work and people and are exposed to a global company. Loved the ability to work remotely from home.

Cons

Too hard to transition to any other career paths once you start down a path. They often freeze moves between divisions and you can't change jobs as easily as they would lead you to believe. They would rather lay you off than take a chance on moving you into a different career path.

4.0
Jul 13, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

IBM has great pay and provides a solid reputation when switching jobs. However, it is looking to outsource as many American jobs as possible.

Cons

Traveling consultants have a poor work/life balance. Flying on Monday and Thursday every week gets extremely boring, tiring, and frusterating.

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