IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,281 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 107,281 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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107K reviews
4.0
Aug 19, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

IBM's not a bad place to work. Currently most are being moved back to select offices so don't join unless you're looking at being at one of the offices. Many of us are being asked to relocate to one or leave. This is the current IBM. Management up the chain is pretty faceless and no one down the chain feels like they care about us as people, just resources. When they have a layoff it's called a Resource Action. They cut resources, not people.

Cons

Never knowing if you'll be a part of the resource action. I've known quite a few people who are very good get that. It's because of mandatory head cuts, not because they weren't up to par

4.0
Apr 24, 2016

Software Engineering Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, flexibility hours, excellent 401K plan

Cons

Lack of respect for employees. They are viewed more as tools than people.

1.0
Feb 24, 2016

IBM really struggling

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and teams. Many strong, well respected products. Large install base across many solution areas. Trying to catch amazon and Microsoft.

Cons

15 quarters of decline says it all. The brand has lost significant value as perceived by client decision makers. The demand for IBM has dropped significantly. Outsourcing and reduced staffing has hurt customer satisfaction and support. Turnover is very high including senior leaders. The cloud message isn't working. Boosting cloud revenue through creative tactics. Reduced compensation.

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