IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,261 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 107,261 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
Sep 1, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

brand name recognition is hard to beat. resources of company are vast. compensation is just good enough to keep you around.

Cons

no concern with career development, only billable hours. promotion and pay potential are meager at best unless tied in with high-profile project.

2.0
Aug 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great benefits package - IBM name is good for the resume

Cons

- no type of overtime compensation (money, time off, etc.) - documentation need to "petition" for a promotion is ridiculously tedious and time consuming. Stellar job performance is not enough. You must dedicate your life to IBM. - you're expected to live, breathe, eat and sleep IBM. There is absolutely NO work/life balance. 70 hour work weeks are the norm - your success depends solely on politics and whose behind your willing to kiss the most. - pay is below market, raises trickle down VERY slowly, if at all. Get as much up front as possible if you decide to join IBM. Don't let the "IBMer" commercials fool you. - The ability to work across practice areas or industries (public sector vs. commercial, hcm, fm, scm, ais, etc.) is an outright LIE. If you don't mind being pigeonholed...IBM's the place to be.

2.0
Jul 27, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

wealth of knowledge and decent products Many different jobs to gain experience and build a resume

Cons

Only a selected very political few will ever rise to the upper echelons of IBM where you can make decent money. IBM executives are not sole selected based off of skill and talent. How well you play the game will determine you potential as an executive.

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