IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,256 total reviews)
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77% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,256 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
2.0
Mar 3, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

IBM offers great Benefits for their employees.

Cons

With this division of IBM employees are viewed as a resource. The employee is not the most valued resource, profit and revenue is the only driver with IBM. IBM is move a lot of jobs offshore, and/or replacing full time employees with temp or contractors staff.

2.0
Feb 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pro's - Working from home flexibility Benefits Starting salary is on-par Peers - alot of smart ppl and workaholics Looks good on resume

Cons

Con's - - I was asked to move to save on expenses (yea right I would sell my house in this economy, so they backed off) - No Tuition Reimbursement (IBM does not support you in getting your MBA) - No career growth - Your Blue Pages Manager doesn't really care about you. No communication, just wants to be sure you are staffed. Not really a mentor. - Alot of the best and brightest ppl are leaving IBM as the economy turns - Raise - what are they? Solid performance reviews, what a joke. - Layoffs - laid off abotu 15% of their staff last year to create jobs in India. - Perks taken away - No more Thank you awards to save costs - Morale is low - Work hours - can be long and have to give up weekends. It's up to you to say no.

2.0
Feb 18, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Teamwork is strong, so you can usually craft a solution to beat the competition.

Cons

You'll make decent money, but it's difficult to "blow it out" because they will at random raise your quota to ensure you do not reach "excellerators" (multipliers) in commission pay formula.

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