IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,138 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 107,138 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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107K reviews
4.0
Dec 10, 2010

excellent

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

secure, benefits, opportunity, flex time

Cons

communication, bureauacracy, pay scale, systems

4.0
Dec 7, 2010

You have to weigh the Pros and Cons.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work/Life Balance really is taken seriously Education opportunities are good Huge company with many different things to do - lots of variety in where you want to take your career

Cons

Salaries are barely competitive - increases are minimal and bonuses are very small - expense controls are tight - all the money is being given to shareholders (expense controls boosting profits, share buybacks) in an effort to raise the stock price After a certain point there is not much opportunity. There are very, very, very few positions available above a first line manager. You can move around a lot as an "individual contributor" but it's very tough to move up beyond that.

4.0
Nov 28, 2010

REVIEW

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IBM offers great opportunities for growth. Most projects are challenging and interesting, addressing real world problems. Excellent management and smarter planet initiatives are very promising.

Cons

too big, difficult to get recognition.

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