IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,075 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 107,075 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 12, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Big company presents lots of opportunities. Most of the people I worked with were bright and good to work with. It's such a big company that there are lots of different areas to work in, and I believe moving around is not too hard if you're qualified.

Cons

Being a small cog in a big machine - ocassional bureaucratic headaches. The pay was adequate, but perhaps felt a bit on the low end vs. competitors. Benefits felt a little stingy. It was a bit disapointing when I was there that a big portion of bonuses were tied to the division's performance and the overall firm's performance, so in a time when parts of the business I had nothing to do with were under performing, my compensation was was lower.

3.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent training ground. Good benefits. In many parts of IBM, there are good opportunities to pursue wider ranges of skills - both professionally and technically - that you might want to pursue. Just be sure that those goals and aspirations do not conflict in any way with your current assignment and duties, or it may get you rated lower and put your position in peril at the next cut back. You can still look for those opportunities, but unless your manager is better than average, keep the search to yourself until you have a done deal.

Cons

Long hours - the job will take whatever you're willing to commit to it. Increased outsourcing also leads to a fair amount of conference calls at odd hours to connect with Asia. There is a lot less ability for older workers to shift into new positions, even if they are a good skill match.

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