IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,112 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 107,112 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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5.0
Jun 13, 2008
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Pros

Lots of smart people and plenty of resources to get additional help

Cons

Very large organnization and can be hard to understand all the pieces and how I fit in

5.0
Jun 13, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

IBM Research has some really smart people working on very interesting problems. There is a lot of freedom to work on our own ideas, which leaves us responsible for our own success and failure. There is also a lot of freedom in work/life balance -- I don't know anyone who has the same freedoms that I have (working from home when I want, travel, etc).

Cons

Politics often define which research projects ultimately fail and succeed, and you have to learn to play the game. It can be quite difficult to get a good project into product. Salary and benefits used to be very good, though they have been tightening in the last few years.

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