IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,219 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,219 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
Aug 10, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As a general rule, the employees are some of the brightest Work flexibility / work from home The IBM name still has some weight on resumes.

Cons

Very unfair way of rating performance Limited to no career advancement training Utilization targets are impossible to achieve if you've been with the company for many years.

4.0
Aug 10, 2010

Better than you think

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of opportunities of things to do. Works to ensure you're technically skilled and shows interest in what you want to learn.

Cons

Who you know is critical to success. One size fits all mentality to jobs/salaries etc. forced poor reviews (even for good performers within strong groups)

5.0
Aug 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great people, most are competent, ethical, and fun size gives flexibility in career choices hard work and good insights are rewarded

Cons

a bad manager can still derail a solid employee

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