IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,138 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,138 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
Jun 7, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Some of the reasons to work at IBM: very friendly people, lots of work to do, you get to use some of the latest technologies (IBM routinely acquires small companies and phases them in), there are usually corporate events scheduled.

Cons

THE problem with IBM right now is that this recession has frozen all the jobs, and they are even laying people off.

5.0
May 31, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great technical minds and information sources around. Great place to pick up plenty of tech skills - Great work-life balance possible - Great projects (unless you fall into one of the few 'dead' accounts

Cons

- Can be a complex place w.r.t processes (at least initially) - Career progression is mostly your own baby. Do no expect much support from managers - Pay..hmmm well what can we say..

5.0
May 15, 2010

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Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Many IBMers now work at home, saving time and money on commuting; senior professional staff are given wide latitude in setting work content and methods; it is possible to produce very high-quality innovative professional work; be part of major global corporation that is growing and is very well managed

Cons

IBM is so large it is sometimes hard to navigate; despite valuing innovation, entrenched business processes are sometimes resistant to improvement; IBM is a sales-culture so you have to get comfortable being in sales mode; a strong cost-cutting mentality leads to frequent staff reductions

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