Is IBM a good company to work for?

IBM has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 131,541 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at IBM to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about IBM have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Senior Consultant and IT Specialist .

Does IBM pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IBM employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IBM. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IBM?

78% of IBM employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IBM 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4343) , Applications Developer (2901) , Software Developer (2412) , Project Manager (2320) , Senior Software Engineer (2033) , Senior Consultant (1845) , Consultant (1840) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1104) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (821)

What are employees saying about IBM layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about IBM layoffs and their outlook for job security at IBM in 2026.

What are the top reviewed IBM locations?

Milano , Roma , Napoli , Bari , Segrate , Torino , Itala , Bologna , Trieste , Sesto San Giovanni , Padova , Monticello Brianza , Syracuse

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,148 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,148 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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107K reviews

4.0

Nov 3, 2010

Nice

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Large, innovative company - Lots of carreer opportunities

Cons

- Large, bureaucratic - Sometimes slowly moving forward.

3.0

Nov 1, 2010

Hello IBM

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Learning Opportunity , learn new skills, Complex work handling opportunity, Professionalism, Procsess for each things and activity. Defined systems, Equal work opportunity

Cons

Employees not treated as Asset ; Career growth not dependent on work done and performance salary hike is very low

4.0

Oct 7, 2010

IBM is good for work and life balanced

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work with.Good management support.Work and Personal life balanced,work from home

Cons

Low salary,long process for each thing,

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