IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,394 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 107,394 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
Oct 18, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Being on a project and delivering is a good experience but this seems only to be a result of working with capable people.

Cons

It seems like IBM process really drags down talent. It's rather disappointing to have to leave client work to tick IBM boxes.

4.0
Oct 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

lots of intelligent and committed people, leading edge technology projects, great opportunity to work in a multinational and culturally diverse environment

Cons

the manageent style has become more autocratic, too process driven, very little management attention unless you are recognised as 'going places', first line managers are totally overworked and do not have enough time to spend with their employees

2.0
Oct 7, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The calibre of (most) employees is very strong. IBM offers an exceptional professional development environment. The name will almost always get you in the door. High achievement clubs are very well done.

Cons

Little to no autonomy. Remuneration metrics are inconsistent and do not coincide with performance. Pay is pitiful. Product development and management is not aligned with industry issues and client challenges. Mostly considered as a very small cog in a very large wheel. Overachieving by a significant amount will not deliver a sizeable pay packet.

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