IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,261 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 107,261 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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4.0
Apr 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexibility of when needing time off

Cons

Significant discrepancies in compensation between peers

4.0
Apr 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I worked as an entry level cost accountant for IBM and during my time and numerous opportunities to attend career workshops and network with people from a wide variety of areas.

Cons

IBM is such a big company but their didnt seem to be a lot of room for upward movement, a lot of people bounce around laterally for a while before ever moving up.

4.0
Apr 26, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- large organization, there are LOTS of knowledge resources available for employees to take advantage of and to learn from - experience from IBM looks great on your resume - good benefits - opportunities for advancement are available, especially in IBM Global Business Services - employees encouraged to pursue other extra-curricular activities, ie work-life balance

Cons

- large organization is also a con, sometimes difficult to navigate to find answer (IT department is a helpdesk and is VERY hard to work with). also you can feel "lost" in the organization. - you have to be willing to make your own career path, no one else can do it for you. management team is very supportive of moves within the company, but it has to come from you... This is not really a con but just an observation, can be applied at any company.

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