IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,137 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,137 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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3.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It's a great place if your in your mid-life or later-life career. The environment is easy going. Fortunately my management is very much on the order of "give the employee goals and let them at it". This lack of micromanagement style is refreshing considering this is almost a 100 year old company.

Cons

Everything is process and procedure. No authority to act in the best interest of the organization even though your judgement is trusted. You need to take the initiative and be assertive on issues. Covering your "ass" is very much in the culture, so beware. As an individual, it takes time to get used to this kind of place and the people who work here.

4.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company is so large and always under the business press microscope, they have to behave in a socially responsible way. And they usually do. Same is true for financial management, they are held to a high standard, and whenever they try to engineer earnings, they get called on it. Best reason to work here? Out of 100,000s of employees, some of them are actually smart and a pleasure to work with.

Cons

Too many layers of low-value management. Procurement practices are over-the-top restrictive, and get in the way of doing business.

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