IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,327 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

77% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,327 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Feb 19, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The atmosphere at IBM is relaxed and casual. This means that you can come to work dressed in jeans and a t-shirt and don't have to wear a suit and tie. Also there are no restrictions on what you view on the internet, unlike at other companies. So if you have time, you can check your mail or other things. You also have access to such things as Books 24/7, which means if you want to learn about some business or technical subject you can.

Cons

Well, one of the biggest downsides is that people are treated as if they were robots. IBM, at least in Bratislava, is one big mess, where people are generally dissatisfied. The pay is low, especially compared to other companies. The benefits are also close to non-existent. It seems as if IBM was trying to save on everything. On the other hand they waste money on other things. The management is pretty incompetent a lot of times.

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Thx for the feedback. We will do our best to improve the conditions.
3.0
Feb 18, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, large, well known corporation, top of the line opportunites to work with the newest technology, everything seems to change on a daily basis, you also have the option of working from home, very flexible as long as you get your stuff down. Great match rate on the 401(k) (only after your there for the 1st year)

Cons

very bureaucratic, very secretive about recent layoffs, can feel diconnected due to working with people everywhere, awkard about the outsourcing that generally happens, the office atmosphere can sometimes feel like your stuck in a scene from office space, no tuition reimbursement until after 5 years with company

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