IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,222 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 107,222 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
Apr 5, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Vast intellectual growth potential, deep investment in staff education, large room to move laterally within the company, stable company, good business vision, bleeding edge technology, good internal competition

Cons

Large corporate feel, can inhibit innovation due by beholding to large customer base (not necessarily always a bad thing), sometimes bad internal competition can lead to knowledge hoarding

4.0
Apr 1, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are wonderful. Lots of job security once you're in and doing well. They keep you till your old. Pay is pretty competitive. Team leaders are brilliant people.

Cons

Extremely bureaucratic and political. You work with some developers who aren't the sharpest at their game, but surprisingly no one gets let go. Some code so slowly or use outdated tools it's amazing anything ends up working. Products ship with many deferred defects because some developers can't get their work done.

4.0
Apr 1, 2010

IBM is a solid organization

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great career advancement, the level of talent within the organization is very high. Huge presence in the market and strong product offerings.

Cons

Large company to try and navigate. Difficult to feel like you make a difference. There is quite a bit of beaurocracy within the organization.

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