IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,109 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 107,109 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
Jun 19, 2008
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Pros

The people I work with have high integrity and seek to put clients first. The values work IBM did a few years ago are making a difference. It's rewarding to work at a company that values: our clients success, innovation, and trust and responsibility in all relationships.

Cons

Too much focus on operational metrics.

4.0
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great work life balance. A great team spirit & somewhere where it's up to you to make the difference (to your career or IBM)

Cons

Lots of bureaucracy and too much focus on measurable cost without enough consideration of the unmeasurable cost of savings.

1.0
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The work can be interesting but they will make sure you never run out of it :-(

Cons

Google might give free meals but IBM makes you pay for hot water to put your teabag in! You can expect arbitrary expense freezes to impact productivity and morale recently they held and awards ceremony where the certificates were presented unframed because the framing budget hadn't been approved. Travel expenses are nit picked by jobs worths in the Phillipines who are prepared to waste hours chasing receipts for tiny amounts. Employeee benefits are being continually eroded. Pay rates are set at below the industry average and the companies being compared against are hardly producing the same complexity of product. 95-97% of average is target.

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