IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,128 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 107,128 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
Jun 17, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Potential to do a lot of things and staying at the same company. Great 401K Benefits.

Cons

Big company. Lot of red tape. Expectation of working more than 80 hours a week

2.0
Jun 17, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only reason to work for IBM is to have it on your resume. Software group is a respectable place to work, but you have to plan on moving to Reserach Triangle Park in North Carolina if you want to continue working in that group ... That is how I ended up in IBM Global Servicesm see the negative review for what I think of them.

Cons

IBM Global Service forces its employees into mandatory overtime via a practice known as utilization ... if you do excellent work that your peers and colleagues appreciate but are under utilized ... there goes your bonus performance evaluations. Matrix management does not well, especially if you move into a group where the manager already has his favorites.

3.0
Jun 17, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Access to a variety of different jobs, locations, industries, and intellect. Flexible working environment - work from home or mobile office or customer site. Great benefits. Competitive pay. Lots of great support from the development labs when you need it. People are always willing to get engaged to help in a customer situation.

Cons

Internal competition for clients. Compensation plans drive myopic behaviors. Mid and Sr level mgt lacks vision and leadership skills. Good sellers get promoted to executive ranks, but they only know how to be sellers so they drive a seller mentality when they should be leaders. There are very few leaders at IBM.

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