IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,137 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 107,137 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Jun 23, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Tremendous opportunities if you have enough flexibility in your personal life to take them e.g. great roles pop up in different countries / locations within a country.

Cons

They are really squeezing us on how much time we are "utilised" on client-billable work. Very little time in the services business for anything else.

4.0
Jun 23, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You can have many careers while still working for the same company. I am always learning new things and am encouraged to pursuits my interests. IBM is very cutting edge with lots of new tools to use (and develop), but it isn't reckless. The company has a lot of integrity and works hard to maintain its well-earned reputation.

Cons

Promotions to the top technical levels are very political. They don't seem to always go to the best employees, but rather to the ones who "play the game".

2.0
Jun 23, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance. Meet interesting diverse people, on the phone :-) People you work with directly are all great..

Cons

IBM invented Bullmerde bingo. High Performance culture rewards top 10% year after year to the detriment of everyone else - who actually do the real work - instead of spending majority of the time telling everyone how wonderful they are... Company takes advantage of their employees with expectation of working extra hours that are not compensated with overtime payments.

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