IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,126 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 107,126 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
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Pros

Being able to work remotely, ability to work on a lot of different account and with excellent people

Cons

IBM's focus on more Global deployment by removing US resources, too much bureaucracy

5.0
Jun 17, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility, work-life balance, strong technical community, ability for an individual to make a difference (for a large organization!) Good salary and benefits (grass isn't greener when you check out other companies). Also, you can have a long, interesting career at IBM by moving around to different divisions, specializing in industries, etc. if you want change (I've been here 10+ years and never thought I would last that long).

Cons

A VERY large organization that can be overwhelming when you are new. Some of the senior management seems clueless and you have to wonder how they got to where they are (must be related to someone at the top!) I think IBM does a good job of recognizing top performers. Average performers are usually the ones that make the most noise, at least in my division.

3.0
Jun 17, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

IBM has a lot of neat products, exciting innovators, and fantastic teams. We get to be on the bleeding edge of innovation every day. Things evolve quickly, and the pace is exhiliarting. We have many wonderful benefits options, 401k, discounted stock, pension, lots of days off, and many team outings. It's very family friendly, and management encourages us to get personally involved in our communities.

Cons

Bureacracy, red-tape. Inability to change. Pay. Our commissions system is completely messed up. It's embarassing how wrong our data is. We spend as much time adhering to process as we do to actually selling to customers.

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