Is IBM a good company to work for?

IBM has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 131,487 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at IBM to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about IBM have been left by employees working as Consultante , Consultant Junior and Software Engineer .

Does IBM pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IBM employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IBM. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IBM?

78% of IBM employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IBM 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4341) , Applications Developer (2901) , Software Developer (2411) , Project Manager (2319) , Senior Software Engineer (2033) , Senior Consultant (1843) , Consultant (1839) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1103) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (847) , Intern (821)

What are the pros of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and good to be able to work from home although that’s often at the discretion of your manager" ((in 10971 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5071 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4312 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3398 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3303 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and the increment was less than 2% even top performer unless you got band promotion" ((in 5457 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2164 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results." ((in 2020 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1739 reviews)); "Poor leadership: One senior exec's ego is much larger than his brain; no longer values employees." ((in 615 reviews))

What are employees saying about IBM layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about IBM layoffs and their outlook for job security at IBM in 2026.

What IBM locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Marseille , Nantes , Nice , Montpellier , Courbevoie , Colombes , Bois-Colombes , Paris

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,103 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,103 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

2.0

Jun 12, 2008

Big Blue is Bureaucratic

Governmental programs executive

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CEO approval

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Pros

Lots of bright people and some amazing technologies and solutions being developed.

Cons

An oppressive place where each year you're asked to do more with less. Incredibly bureaucratic - like working for the federal government. I always found the evaluation (personal business commitments) to be totally devoid of input by the employee - you "committed" to do whatever your boss directed you to, no matter how unrealistic it was. The other problem is that IBM continues to think its the 1980s and that it leads the tech industry in innovation.

4.0

Jun 12, 2008

Lots of opportunities but very big.

Manager - business consulting services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company presents lots of opportunities. Most of the people I worked with were bright and good to work with. It's such a big company that there are lots of different areas to work in, and I believe moving around is not too hard if you're qualified.

Cons

Being a small cog in a big machine - ocassional bureaucratic headaches. The pay was adequate, but perhaps felt a bit on the low end vs. competitors. Benefits felt a little stingy. It was a bit disapointing when I was there that a big portion of bonuses were tied to the division's performance and the overall firm's performance, so in a time when parts of the business I had nothing to do with were under performing, my compensation was was lower.

5.0

Jun 12, 2008

Diverse, Progressive Thinking and Dynamic work environment

Staff software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great at work life balance.

Cons

Overtime necessary but seems to be the norm everywhere.

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