IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,239 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 107,239 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Sep 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Company longevity, name recognition; global reach; cold calls are rarely unreturned except in cases where there is a negative predisposition; many exceptionally bright people with the highest standards and best intentions

Cons

Complete lunacy wrt sales quotas - unachieveable at all but focus accounts; as a result, attainment extremely difficult even when you have a fabulous year; popular myth that opportunities are legion - they only exist if first assignment is highly successful; if not a fit, there are few optys to recover; high level of arrogance at even low levels within org; organizational structure highly complex requiring much 'feeding the machine'

4.0
Sep 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

By far, the best part of working at IBM is the opportunity to work with some of the best and brightest professionals I have met.

Cons

The "treadmill" approach to promotions. For most people, the length of time you spend in a position determines when you'll get your next promotion - NOT performance.

2.0
Sep 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Resume appearance will look good to future employers.

Cons

no compensation for hard work - no pay raise. Don't expect to stay too long since everything is moving overseas like every other company.

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