IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,291 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 107,291 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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4.0
Jun 22, 2010

Mixed emotions

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- The culture is amazing - People are very kind, collaborative and intelligent - Opportunity to move around - Good work/life balance - Clear strategy that seems to be working - Brand and recognition

Cons

- This company is SO cheap. The cost cutting is exhausting. I had trouble getting business cards - let along software, hardware or training. They even cut back on how often the garbage was removed from the office. - Constant RIFs - seems like the company saves its way to earnings success at times and often on the backs of seasoned workers. - You have to learn how to stay visible, as it's a very large and complex. organization. Sometimes that amounts to a lot of "reporting" to management and cross-functional leaders.

5.0
Jun 16, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Salary n benefits are good. very good working environment feedback are helpful. training at regular intervals. transport services provided r good

Cons

the job is stressfull but u'll enjoy it.

4.0
Jun 15, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Great first job due to various platforms for professional growth and development- on-line community, classroom learning, professional certification workshops etc. Large community, plenty of opportunity to advance to other areas Some intelligent colleagues, lots of opportunities to work on cross-functional and international teams.

Cons

Lack of clarity in career advancement and opportunities, ultimately one's career is there responsibility, however if your not in the "club" you will not be first to learn about opportunities. I have seen colleagues promoted based on friendships versus competency.

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