IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,132 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 107,132 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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107K reviews
3.0
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The staff are dedicated to, and interested in, their work. Staff enjoy working in teams, so long as team successes are recognised. Management actually care about their staff, but seem constrained in what they can do to reward good work. The work is technically challenging, and staff have plenty of freedom in how they achieve their business goals.

Cons

Salaries are below average for the vast majority of technical staff. Bureaucracy is often painful, for project work as well as financial approvals. Multiple levels of management approval are often required for travel, even local travel for as little as £20! All too frequently, individuals rather than teams are recognised.

4.0
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IBM is an extremely stable company. There is a lot of opportunity for advancement across the various towers which can help to make one's career at IBM a very long one. I feel strongly that I could remain at IBM for the remaining 25 years of my career and retire from there, if I choose to. Not many companies offer this level of job security.

Cons

It takes a lot of effort to make any significant impacts in a company with nearly 400,000 employees. Advancement is based almost entirely on one's influence within one's business unit and IBM in general. It takes a great deal of effort, experience, and ability to make an impact within a company this size. Additionally, the salaries at IBM tend to be lower than at similar companies. The benefits help to offset this somewhat but not completely.

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