IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,435 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 107,435 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
Sep 14, 2017

IBM Acquisition, Good company, not for everyone.

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Pros

Diversity - The company is extremely supported of its diverse workforce and has good benefits for all types of employees and their families. Remote Work - The ability to work remotely and/or from any IBM office worldwide. Insane amounts of peer resources around the world available to assist you in almost anything you can think of. Decent College Tuition program reimbursement.

Cons

Stuck in the past with Technology - especially for a Tech company. Lotus Notes? Really? Compensation increases, travel budgets, expense policies are all less than to be desired. This may not be abnormal for a company this size, but having been part of an acquisition, it isn't what I signed up for.

2.0
Aug 10, 2017

Tough place to be working right now

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Pros

IBM has some of the best people I've ever worked with. Great culture of integrity.

Cons

Management is really awful. The CEO does not appear to have a plan and the company has seen declining revenues for 5 years. For the past 10 years, IBM management has been ruthlessly laying people off, particularly older employees. There is a deeply ingrained culture of fear here. It's not a happy place to work at all.

3.0
Aug 5, 2017

Digital sales

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Pros

Second most recognized name in the world. High profile name, been around for a long time. Cutting edge in technology.

Cons

Too many layers of upper management who do not have any grasp of all the different business units. There strategy is one size fits all. Now they are messing around with our commissions.

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