IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,239 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,239 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
Apr 20, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

- Flexible work environment from home, various location, various times - Great technical resources - Looks good on a resume - Decent pay and compensation

Cons

- Work environments radically different from division to division SWG = good, ITS/IGS = bad, IBM.com = terrible - Availability of training dependent on where you are GTA = good; anywhere else in Canada = Bad - Hard to get training in non-IBM products - Advancement slow - Constant outsourcing - Short sighted ROI in service delivery - Sales driven low regard for technical people

5.0
Apr 19, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

It pays to work here for a period of time. It is a world unlike any other and requires time and effort from an individual to help align his/her goals to the company's goal and understand fully the freedom the company gives. The opportunities to grow are immense and are driven as much by the employee as by the management. One's career is truly in one's on hand. Patience is a virtue that one acquires with time in IBM, but its well worth the effort.

Cons

One of the problems of being a place where it takes time to pay back both tangibly and intangibly, is just that, it takes time. Someone in a hurry will not enjoy the place. Once you get in, your salary increments are sporadic and will never be in line with those hired after you join. Negotiate well when you join.

4.0
Apr 16, 2010

IBM

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible work schedules Ability to work from home Good education opportunities

Cons

extremely difficult to get equipment, such as monitors, etc. can be difficult to do job jobs transferring to other countries

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