IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,281 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 107,281 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
4.0
Feb 2, 2012

Satisfying and happy

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The policies allow for a very flexible work culture. They insist on work completion within the stipulated time and with the expected (or more than expected) quality. The managers do not keep pounding you for an update every now and then and give enough freedom to perform your role as you deem fit.

Cons

The internal employee operations and administration process is very poor. If an employee has to raise something as simple as a reimbursement claim, there are a lot of pains he/she has to bear to eventually get the reimbursement. Another instance would be - no one seems to know how to apply for a VISA, even if it is as common as a US H1B petition. The employee has to run from pillar to post to find out what the procedure is and then implement it. These are some instances of bad back-end administration/operations for employee services.

3.0
Jan 27, 2012

Forward thinking, innovative company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Smart People Innovative products and services

Cons

Cost cutting Huge company - Hard to navigate

3.0
Jan 17, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Great Peers Flexible working conditions and locations Reasonable salary Good company car scheme but mileage rates too low Generally a positive place to work

Cons

Fuel mileage rates too low In my case poor management support at country level Op out of car scheme prohibitive as allowance very low

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