IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,219 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 107,219 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
4.0
Jun 10, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working at home...or anywhere Flexible work schedules "Name" on the market A huge company with different positions and opportunities

Cons

Very, very slow progression in compensation Nebulous performance evaluation criteria Too much of a "matrix" management makes the work confusing and without a clear direction

4.0
Jun 10, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Very flexible - Travel as little or as much as you would like. - Work at your own pace (disclaimer: at your own risk!) - Decent health care benefits - Three weeks vacation

Cons

- Highly metrics driven - High quota objectives - Upper management and employee disconnect - Large number of "micro-managers" - Hard to be promoted - Hardly any raises

4.0
Jun 1, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This company provids lots of information and knowledge to support your work. You could learn very much to strong your mind if you are used to use these tools.

Cons

In most of time, you will get lots of challenges from your client. How to change yourself to match them or how to persuade them is always a huge tradeoff you need to judge.

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