IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,170 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 107,170 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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3.0
Jul 26, 2008
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Pros

The people and their feelings about going all-out to help the customer. I know folks (myself included) that have worked issues non-stop for 24+hrs to get systems back up and operational.

Cons

Albeit not only within the STG organization, executives typically stay in a position for two years and leave. This makes them less accountable for decisions they make for the long term. Many decisions are made for the short term particularly to meet schedules, then move on leaving the person that replaces them to deal with things.

2.0
Jul 26, 2008
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Pros

The opportunity to work on Linux and get paid to do it. Biggest company so I felt that I would have the most opportunity to move up.

Cons

Senior management is incompetent and lower level workers suffer from it on a constant basis. Also the politics at IBM are unbelievable, people are placed in places for pure political reasons. Promotions are totally uneven, if fair at all. There is a system in IBM that after awhile you begin to realize is completely rigged.

3.0
Jul 24, 2008
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Pros

Decent and comprehensive set of benefits. Ability to interact and network with bright people. A robust infrastructure for access to employee benefit and technical information.

Cons

Annual resource actions by stealth that lop off 10% - even solid and above average performers - is demoralizing. Minuscule or no salary increases. Far too much political correctness required for advancement. I have over 20 years with IBM and moral is the lowest I have ever seen it. People are in fear of keeping their job and therefore reluctant to stretch into a new assignments for fear of being the low person on the totem pole when the next RA hits.

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