IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,243 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 107,243 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
1.0
Oct 12, 2009

Not the IBM of the past

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Experience working for a large international company. In certain job categories, one can get valuable on the job training in IBM products and technologies

Cons

Bloated management bureaucracy with constant emphasis on employee expense cutting, year after year. Managers of technical departments are often technically incompetent themselves and don't know how to manage employees properly. Yearly raises are practically non-existent, even for solid performers. Resource Actions (IBM term for letting go of employees) occur yearly, often replacing older, higher paid employees with cheaper, overseas employees which are not as qualified to do the work.

1.0
May 6, 2009

IBM will soon be an OFFSHORE company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Access to lots of software products even though you have to teach yourself because they quit budgeting for employee training several years ago. You get to work with some great people, but that's changing too.

Cons

They have so many layoffs that you end up with more work, then more layoffs. So, you have to work 55+ hours a week just to keep up.

1.0
Apr 2, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you don't mind moving around the world, there are opportunities for advancement.

Cons

Layoffs. Pay cuts. Lack benefits/cost. Lack of tuition reimbursement (they have a program, but you won't be eligible. Their enrollment form even says most people won't get it and to not talk about it to others because most won't get it). POOR management (lack on knowledge, lack interfacing, lack of career growth). These aren't just my opinions, these are facts that have happened to me personally.

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