IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,090 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 107,090 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
Oct 20, 2023
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Pros

Work culture, Leaves, Sometimes work life balance

Cons

IBM is a manager centric company, everything depends on your manager & there is no such HR to hear about your problems. So, if your manager is biased then this company is hell. In my case, even after doing so much of work, completing assignments on time without delay, I got Low Performance rating for the two consecutive years. So if according to them, my performance was Low then why did they not release me from the project ? Why my project release date was still 2025. So, it completely depends on your manager & mostly managers are adviced by the Tower Leads. After every Half yearly cycle, the tower leads & other senior management call on a meeting to discuss the ratings with the manager. Ibm's Kolkata DLF 1 tower B location PMI account's tower lead is one of the worst guy. He only knows Politics & how to ruin someone's career. And there is no HR or anything to whom you can complain. Salary is also peanut. You will not get any raise, specially for those who joins IBM India from another company. DON'T join IBM India.

1.0
Sep 25, 2023
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Pros

Some people that have never worked at IBM think IBM is a great company that pays well. If you have excellent people skills/emotional intelligence/ are an expert in corporate politics you might make it

Cons

A lot of cliques. Did I say a lot of cliques? Lots of freeloaders. Lots of people who have been there for decades pretending to do work. Other teams doing the same work as your team with different ways. Lots of favoritism. They layoff like their behind is on fire by the thousands and they lie all the time about their numbers. CEO lies like a professional actor. If you don’t go with the flow you are part of the reduction in force (RIF). Management doesn’t care about you. At first they pretend they like you but turn on you when you have a different opinion or idea to make things better. IBM has too many legacy systems that are outdated and too many processes that are a waste of time. IBM has lots of bullies and managers do nothing to prevent it even if reported. Lack of diversity and inclusion. Most executives and managers are white. There’s lack if respect. Don’t share anything personal. Lots of envy if you share any good news about your personal life.

1.0
Jun 21, 2018
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Pros

It’s a job. Better than being unemployed. Sort of.

Cons

Worked in Sales for 10 years. It used to be great. Some of the best products in the market , great culture, etc. It’s now deteriorated into a toxic culture , employees are miserable , the company that once cared about its people now could not care less about them. If you are older worker you’ll be pushed out the door soon enough. But younger workers as your replacement ? They only last a couple years because it’s a terrible place to work As a Sales Rep you can be only as good as your products and they have let their products go to crap and aren’t even recognized as remote contenders in most areas because they are so outdated and bad. I had to leave because the toxic and stressful culture became too much to bear any longer. Company is lost. Pushing best people out the door while Mgt remains stale and useless .

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