IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,367 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 107,367 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
3.0
Aug 15, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of challenging projects, great benefits, and a lot talented people

Cons

Mediocre raises and bonus even though the company has been so profitable. IBM is constantly looking to expand the use their offshore centers. This means all the interesting techie roles are being sent to offshore.

3.0
Aug 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As a general rule, the employees are some of the brightest Work flexibility / work from home The IBM name still has some weight on resumes.

Cons

Very unfair way of rating performance Limited to no career advancement training Utilization targets are impossible to achieve if you've been with the company for many years.

1.0
Jul 13, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They haven't gotten rid of all benefits, yet.

Cons

You will worry all the time @ IBM Worry about being downsized or outsourced or offshored. Worry about having benefits cutt and cost increased Worry about managing your retirement funds Worry about funding your retirement Worry about managing your career by yourself Worry about promotions being frozen Worry about your salary failing to keep up with even tame inflation Worry about mgmt failing to pay out full bonus plan even with record profits.

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