IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,291 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 107,291 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Mar 16, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Large company, lots of resources. The IBM name is valuable and carries a lot of clout when selling products. IBM is very supportive of customers.

Cons

Sometimes too big. You can get lost within the beurocracy. IBM tends to be understaffed and consequetly there is a lot of overtime needed.

3.0
Mar 3, 2010

Review of IBM Research Division

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Generally this is a good place to work. Most first line and second line managers are also technical people, so most of the time they understand and appreciate individual researcher's work. Working hours are very flexible. Researchers are supposed to work 40 hours per week, however nobody keeps track of working hours. So you'll be good as long as you do a satisfactory job. Researchers also have some flexibility in choosing which projects to work on and coming up with their own projects. Collaborations between different groups are quite common and are encouraged.

Cons

IBM Research (Watson) is at a very expensively location. Living costs are among the highest in the nation. Salary for entry level researchers are reasonable, however the growth potential is very limited. Bonus (variable pay) has been a joke recently although IBM stocks are strong.

4.0
Mar 1, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Plenty of education, personal and professional growth opportunities. Management is professional and highly qualified. Managers typically do not micromanage and stay out of the way in order for the employee to get the job done - no micro managing.

Cons

Long hours with no compensation for those extra hours. Cutting back the US workforce and moving work overseas which leaves the remaining employees to pick up the slack for those who were laid off.

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