IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,331 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 107,331 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
1.0
Mar 28, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

flexibility of hours, good technical people. access to work on many important projects, access to large enterprise computing equipment and environments.

Cons

Terrible treatment by executives. No increases, poor bonus even for top performance, terrible morale.

1.0
Mar 19, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, at least the ones that are left, below management level. Interesting resources can be had for those who wish to learn.

Cons

Fear of getting fired/laid off/RA'ed. They're really the same thing in most cases. They are cutting a vast majority of the US workforce below management level and replacing them with offshore people. My ex-customers are (still) leaving as fast as they can. The people still left are doing the work of those culled and getting toxic reviews (3's) to ensure they're next on the list. More and more hours, minimal, if any, bonuses for the troops and no pay raises that aren't wiped out by decreasing benefits and increasing costs. This place is not where you want to work if you don't have a management slot waiting for you. Management is bloated, the RoadKill 2015 facade gutted the company and further huge cuts to the US workforce. Beware anyplace where the stock price and earnings are king. You are no more than a body to them. The cultural values that once existed and you'll hear parroted are long gone. Long hours without pay, the demand for more billable hours over 40 and the diminishing return on your efforts will make you appreciate almost any other employer.

2.0
Mar 18, 2016

Stay Away

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility with work hours People are good to work with

Cons

Pay is not very good. Advancement opportunities don't exist Always have a fear of being laid off

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