IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,184 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 107,184 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
Jun 16, 2008
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Pros

It's a market leader with lot of opportunities. With over three hundred thousand employees around the globe and core business that spans hardware, software, and services, there are tons of opportunities to learn and grow in just about any area you field you care to pursue. Also, IBM is good at listening to it's employees. It is an organization that encourages autonomy and contribution by it's personnel. This may be due to the proclivity towards hiring independent minded technical people. In fact, you do not need be a sales or management star to excel at IBM. There are many, many individual contributors on a technical plane that are akin to executives with their power and pay.

Cons

It's a behemoth that encourages specialization and has an engineering dominated mindset

3.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

In my experience at IBM, managers were well-trained and were often interested in seeing employees grow and expand their skills. IBM does hire some wonderful people - I was able to learn many skills from many of my teammates and also developed a variety of mentoring relationships.

Cons

Work-life balance was always promoted but not always well-enforced. The size of IBM makes it a difficult company to learn and training in entry-level positions is not always available. Compensation was not always in line with other companies (for those in their early careers) and oftentimes employees would have to threaten quitting to receive a retention bonus.

4.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed work environment with flexible scheduling. Variety of work and opportunities is tremendous. IBM also provides a means for changing between jobs within the company and allows you to shadow other jobs to see if a different position would be right for you. Good benefits package. Great discount program.

Cons

Big corporation bureaucracy. You see a lot of the "red tape" that is typically associated with companies of this size. Everyone complains about the lack of raises and promotions which is standard with what I've seen at other large companies; there's only so much money to go around.

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