IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,260 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 107,260 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
Jan 7, 2010

Nepotism Trumps Competence

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

company with solid financials, established footprint in emerging markets, breadth of portfolio, well established and respected brand, as saying goes 'no one is fired for hiring IBM'

Cons

large and disconnected organization, insular groups with no incentive to work with other groups or divisions, new hires left to their own devices to acclimate to firm and figure out how to be successful, career path unclear, nepotism rampant and trumps competence in career advancement, 20yr veterans has top slots so newcomers have a while to wait to reach senior level, matrix management of at least two managers for each employee is a waste of money and cons outweigh the pros

2.0
Oct 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hard to identify any that still exist since IBM management has decided to move a significant number of jobs over-seas.

Cons

After 10 years at IBM there are too many to mention. Bad management, over worked employee's, terrible pay increases (if any at all), bonus program that is rigged to keep them low. Skip IBM and move on to the next company.

3.0
Sep 24, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good place to work if you like computers get out fast if you dont cause most people are incompetent there

Cons

hated it worked there for only a year rand then wanted to leave with my tail between my legs and fast

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