IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,342 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 107,342 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
Jun 9, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Co-workers (non-managers) are great and support you to get the job done.

Cons

No Job Security. Management only looks to save their own job. No appreciation for good job if you are not the senior management favorite.

2.0
Jun 9, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big company, lots of opportunities to learn new things and career choices. Working from Home positions!!!

Cons

IBM keeps cutting workforce in the US every year moving the work to APAC... customers do not want to deal with people who are not local to the US so they cling onto the few US resources left overloading them with work... fewer and fewer people make for very long work weeks. The added aggravation of all the overhead activities to be performed to align with Management initiatives turns this company into the only relationship you will entertain as you won't have time for anything else

1.0
Jun 8, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some very nice and professional co-workers (no idea where they get their patience - other than there are no other jobs so they go along to get along but hate the company)

Cons

Poor work life balance (your whole life is supposed to be about IBM) Poor middle management - your manager will 'have your back' - until the manager above him/her complains and then they will throw you under the bus and put you on a 30-60 day 'plan' to exit you out of the company.

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