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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107K reviews
4.0
Dec 31, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, and lots of education possibilities. Also lots of smart people around to talk to and get help from.

Cons

Too much oversight by middle management. There were also updates and personal reviews that had to be submitted, but I always felt like I never received the amount of time in kind back from management. Salary increases are also very small, the only way to get a real increase in salary was to leave the company and then come back in a year, otherwise you are usually capped at single digits, most often less than 5%, even after super-billable years.

4.0
Dec 17, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is flexability in work hrs and locations, you're not micromanaged by management, like minded people, lathough you have to defend your actions constantly you're not going to be back stabbed.

Cons

You can be forgotten about, too many moving parts in the cooperation, the samllest task takes a lot of time and effort to complete.

3.0
Dec 17, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IBM has a good brand, good reputation in the IT sector. It is a cash rich company growing through acquisitions, means more opportunity.

Cons

IBM is very slow, it is a giant machinery and is difficult to steer. If you are happy to work in a big corporation, then IBM is the place. But prepared to be paid little bit less than the market.

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