IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,184 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 107,184 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
3.0
Aug 18, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is mediocre, but better than a lot of other mall jobs - benefits, same deal. Job security is non-existent because although it requires a lot of training and memorization, the turn-over rate is ridiculous. Promotions and raises are a joke- people become underhanded and nasty when sales are concerned and only numbers count. It really is a combination of luck and a little skill when it comes to this company and sales. The products are marked up ridiculously high and people are paying for what they think is a novelty.

Cons

Job performance reviews can be stressful, especially when you feel that you are being criticized for your work methods and manner. Responding in a thoughtful, objective and proactive manner to a job performance review will make the experience a positive one for you and for the future of your job. If you take the attitude that you can learn from a performance review, you'll grow even better within your chosen field of work. Always keep in mind that the way that you respond to a performance review says a lot about your character and influences the next review.

4.0
Jun 24, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting people, respect, trust, can be very flexible when requested, good benefits, if you don't like what you're working on - just move on to another project. Some learning - but not in ways you might have expected. Helps build a good reputation. I like it. Best company I've ever worked for (and I've worked for MANY).

Cons

Politics. Many long meetings. Meetings about meetings. At times a lot of pressure/stress (but hey, what company doesn't have this).

4.0
Jun 24, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IBM is a very flexible place to work: you can often work from home, and the hours that you work can also be very flexible.

Cons

Working from home can leave you feeling isolated and out of touch with your peers; administrative requirements and career management tasks often seem rather pointless.

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