IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,240 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 107,240 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
Apr 6, 2010

Enjoyed working at IBM

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

IBM allows for flexibility in your work schedule, as well as opportunities to work virtually. You can truly learn what a global workforce is all about.

Cons

Employees are not given the opportunity for development and learning outside of IBM as much as some other companies provide to their employees.

4.0
Apr 1, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big company with lots of opportunity and chances to do new things. The are constantly adding new businesses, and it's not hard to get transferred if you're interested.

Cons

They are very cheap! Make it very hard to do your job by not allowing you to buy Hardware or software.

4.0
Mar 31, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good working conditions, friendly and supportive colleagues, international environment which creates strong relationships with other people, supportive and professional management. There is a lot of information available on internal sites, lots of tools, lots of databases where you can find eventually the information you need.

Cons

You are most of the times on your own. You have to train yourself and sometimes very quickly. In other words you need to adapt to new jobs (departments) and to perform at very high standards in a short time. The training is often online or remote (few possibilities to receive proper training and proper knowledge) - you need to discover by yourself. Lots of procedures to follow - sometimes ambiguous and which lead to overloading. The balance personal life/ professional life is very poor. The professional overwhelms the personal. You have to be ready to accept overtime as part of your life/job.

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