IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,425 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 107,425 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
Jul 27, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The people with who you get to work. Smart, motivated, caring, and passionate about doing the job right. The term "Respect for the Individual" exists between employees. (see con)

Cons

The motto "Respect for the Employee" WAS a tried and true belief at all levels of the company. Unfortunately, the company no longer treats its employees with respect. Resoure Action after Resoure Action killed morale.

2.0
Jun 14, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

First 6 months of training in Summit program are great. Learn a lot, challenging, flexible work schedule. Name recognition. Relatively good pay. Don't think it is above average though.

Cons

Horrible work culture in the Coppell Sales Center. Unsanitary work facilities. Inflexible management around remote work. Required to come in office despite zero valid need to do so. Siloed view of the rest of IBM. Lots of workers look well past age of retirement/lots of shuffling around the office. Poor attitudes in older workers - i.e. treats kitchen staff terribly. Kept at uncomfortably cold temperature. No covered parking for extreme heat or hail storms. No food or drinks left out for free at any point.

1.0
Jun 8, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The IBM brand still has some prestige in some circles. Work-life balance can be quite decent. Good company for working mothers.

Cons

Horrible management. Classic kiss-up, kick-down culture with rampant nepotism. Everyone in my reporting chain is from the same university and graduated from the same group. No chance of getting any recognition or promotion if you are not from the "right" school.

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