IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,132 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 107,132 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
Jul 10, 2009
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Pros

None...Used to be a great company to work for but not any longer.

Cons

Pay raises of 1% or 2% every few years drives newer employees away. Unfortunately the respect for the individual that was IBM's creed has vanished. Used to be the Flagship company to work for however now just another large multinational that most new hires stay on for 5 years and then move on.

1.0
Jun 25, 2009

Sweatshop

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

IBM is a good place to start your career. Once you have their name on the resume your experience counts for a lot. Frankly things are so negative around here, that its pretty hard to come up with PROs.

Cons

There is no respect or loyalty to the employees. People are underpaid and overworked. Those left behind are expected to pick up the load for those who were laid off or left on their own. Management simply ignores any requests for help. There are almost no raises. "You are getting 1.3 percent this year, you should consider yourself lucky" REALLY?

1.0
Feb 17, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are few. One would be rather than collecting unemployment, but for the most part I would expect that anyone desperate enough to accept a position at IBM should count on a negative experience. To some that may be the trade off to gaining experience and later finding meaningful employment with an ethical and morally run company.

Cons

Obscene greed on the part of senior managers, and incompetence at the lower levels of management. Not knowing if your position is going to be downsized, or right sized, or whatever term is the term of the day for IBM.

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