Is IBM a good company to work for as a Associate?

Associate professionals working at IBM have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 221 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of IBM employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Associate Jobs at IBM now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate interview questions at IBM .

Does IBM pay Associate employees well?

Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at IBM with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 221 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Associate salaries at IBM.

How happy are Associate professionals working at IBM?

59% of Associate employees at IBM would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 12% in the past 12 months. Associate professionals have also rated IBM with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4358) , Applications Developer (2914) , Software Developer (2428) , Project Manager (2325) , Senior Software Engineer (2042) , Consultant (1847) , Senior Consultant (1847) , IT Specialist (1111) , Application Developer (1110) , Associate Systems Engineer (1034) , Business Analyst (1027) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (851) , Managing Consultant (849) , Intern (826)

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 11028 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5026 reviews)); "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" ((in 4377 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3411 reviews)); "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." ((in 3322 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 5426 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2198 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2015 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1738 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 626 reviews))

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3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(221 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

51% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Associate employees have rated IBM with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 221 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

221 reviews

4.0

Jun 28, 2012

Trust on workers so, workers give their 100 % to the IBM

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very friendly environment so workers feel that they are working for there self that leads the sucess to the IBM.

Cons

Process oriented environment so for small thing also need lot of approvals.

4.0

Jun 27, 2012

I learnt how to troubleshoot all technical problems related to the operating system

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work satisfaction. all co workers are very friendly.

Cons

couldnot cope up properly with night shifts

4.0

Jun 6, 2012

IBM Review

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance Wonderful People Innovative projects Global Outlook

Cons

Training time is very short

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