IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,068 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 107,068 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Apr 5, 2012

I would probably choose not to join IBM...

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Pros

- The company's image, still... At least for the general public, 'I work for IBM' means something... - IBM is really serious about training, and very well organized for that.

Cons

- Way too much time spent dealing with processes... - No chance to grow a team (at least in Software development): no organic growth, no new projects... - Every year, only around half of the employees get a salary raise. You may never get a raise if you're not (considered) better than your closest colleagues. Say 'Bye!' to team spirit... - Cost control is way too tight. Some employees even start to buy computers on their own money to be able to do their job correctly! And travel is extremely restricted.

1.0
Mar 8, 2011
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Pros

The people I work with. I will never stop being amazed by my coworkers skills, friendliness and desire to achieve the best for their customer. The projects you might be able to work on. IBM does stuff that a lot of companies wouldn't do.

Cons

I am sick of that PBC nonsense. It is meaningless as you never ever have clear (SMART as they say) objectives. And, on top of that, this is all relative to the overall performance of the whole company. How does that work?

2.0
Nov 6, 2011
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Pros

Large range of products. Large panel of compétences among colleagues. Benefits policy. Possibility to move to different jobs. Holidays given at arrival !

Cons

Too much reporting. Too Boring to preserve your image versus your results. Spend More than 25% of my time on administrative tasks. Everything is complex...every single task become a nightmare because of process.

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