IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,405 total reviews)
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77% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,405 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
Jul 30, 2020

Weak management

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Pros

I have met many wonderful colleagues that have become good friends.

Cons

Inexperienced management that only care about looking good to their management, micro management, no diversity, low salaries, frequent layoffs

4.0
Jul 20, 2020
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Pros

The people I worked with day to day were very knowledgeable, communicative, and all around good humans. The social aspect of work culture is changing into a more modern situation. Many free resources available for learning and training.

Cons

Still a very top-heavy organization. Optics show that they're attempting flat management but it would be a surprise if that attempt holds for more than 6 months from now. The forever certain job cuts that will inevitably pull your number in the spring or fall of every year. Promises of 'bonuses or raises' based on performance metrics are rarely kept and are somewhat kept in check by management directives.

1.0
Jul 10, 2020
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Pros

Amazing colleagues, good benefits, access to resources

Cons

Terrible, extremely short-sighted management, micro-managed work environment

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