IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,213 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 107,213 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
5.0
Sep 4, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Intelligent people, great opportunities to move either vertically or horizontally, great organization. I feel that benefits and salary, while not the highest in the industry are more than fair and employees are treated very well. It is certainly a sales driven organization so working in sales you get the best of everything (however that also includes higher expectations). However, I have friends working at Oracle and elsewhere and I certainly wouldn't trade my experience with any of their's.

Cons

Huge company, some amount of internal hassles when trying to procure things. Since it is a matrixed organization org charts can be a bit difficult to figure out.

5.0
Aug 27, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible with work at home options. Opportunities to work with the best in the industry. Excellent on line/virtual classroom professional courses available for all employees. I've had excellent growth experiences working on smaller start up projects which have provided invaluable experience.

Cons

Too much red tape hinders decision making. Too many middle managers who do not understand software development or developers. It is very difficult for non-technical employees to get good raises or promotions. There is no identifiable corporate culture in the software group and people are given assignments rather than put into growth or career positions for the larger projects. Senior management determines schedules and scope and does not understand appropriate project management methodology which leads to lots of weekend work to accommodate already compressed schedules.

5.0
Aug 14, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many opportunities to move up in the company. Also, there are many positions to move laterally in the company. Working abroad is also available. The work environment is extremely professional and makes for a productive and exciting place to work. The company is big with over 300,000 employees all over the world. And it is possible to communicate with each employee easily and efficiently.

Cons

The only down side I can see is that because the company is so big, it is easy to get lost in the crowd. Other than that, I can no other downside to working for this company.

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