IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,269 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

77% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,269 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
Sep 3, 2008
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Pros

1> Stable organization, decent benefits, great work-from-home culture. 2> Lots of groups, departments... If you don't fit somewhere, you can try your luck at another dept. 3> People are respectful of other people's viewpoints

Cons

1> No salary hike, no promotions 2> Not enough big projects in App Dev and Maintenance area... It's difficult to get large projects to lead/manage. 3> Lots of meaningless reviews, quality assurance activities, etc.

3.0
Sep 3, 2008
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Pros

The pay. Good pay and easy work. I have simple projects with lots of detail. The deadlines are flexible as long as I am making progress. The pay is great but since I am with a contractor, no benefits.

Cons

The lack of job security. One week im secure for years, the next week I am on the chopping block. Very nerve racking. There seems to be always a budget issue. Apparently it is possible to go from contractor status to full time regular status....but we shall see. Also there is no teaching. You need to learn the job yourself or you sink.

4.0
Sep 3, 2008
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Pros

IBM is an extremely large company that has a variety of job opportunities. Many positions at IBM enable you to work from home when not at a client/customer.

Cons

Currently, IBM has too much management and has reversed the changes made by Sam Palmisano's predecessor. Therefore, there are too many chiefs and not enough indians. The career planning / mentoring at IBM is pure marketing hype and has no true value.

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