IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,128 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 107,128 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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107K reviews
5.0
May 31, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great technical minds and information sources around. Great place to pick up plenty of tech skills - Great work-life balance possible - Great projects (unless you fall into one of the few 'dead' accounts

Cons

- Can be a complex place w.r.t processes (at least initially) - Career progression is mostly your own baby. Do no expect much support from managers - Pay..hmmm well what can we say..

4.0
May 18, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People working in IBM are one of the best and have good knowledge of what they are doing their and working on.

Cons

Being a large organization it is sometimes difficult to get noticed for the work you do and may seem difficult to progress towards top.

5.0
May 15, 2010

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Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many IBMers now work at home, saving time and money on commuting; senior professional staff are given wide latitude in setting work content and methods; it is possible to produce very high-quality innovative professional work; be part of major global corporation that is growing and is very well managed

Cons

IBM is so large it is sometimes hard to navigate; despite valuing innovation, entrenched business processes are sometimes resistant to improvement; IBM is a sales-culture so you have to get comfortable being in sales mode; a strong cost-cutting mentality leads to frequent staff reductions

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