IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,184 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 107,184 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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107K reviews
3.0
Sep 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

PC discounts, but you're sending your money to China (Lenovo)

Cons

Constant threat of your job being offshored, benefits package (especially medical) becomes more costly each year with less coverage. IBM also operates on the self-serve model of benefits, which can be difficult and frustrating to navigate.

2.0
Sep 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

May still look good on a resume; learn about life in a large bureaucratic organization; extremely liberal work-from-home policy,

Cons

Highly matrixed organization is very difficult to navigate. Learning curve for a new hire is daunting. Limited training opportunities aside from on-line courses; limited advancement or growth opportunities unless a top 90th percentile or better performer; extreme bureaucracy; much administrative work has been shifted to "exempt" employees who are a fixed cost; extreme aversion to potentially career-limiting acts makes it extremely difficult to effect change -- decision-makers only make the changes they absolutely must and leave others to The Next Person;

4.0
Sep 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Can't get a job elsewhere Flexible work form home options Minority advancement opportunities

Cons

Poor bonus and salary increases Incompetent middle management and employees Sales, not technology driven culture

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