IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,166 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 107,166 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
4.0
Aug 29, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of opportunity to find a role that suit's your strengths. Empowered to act, within reason, to achieve your objectives. Nice working environment; well furnished offices, good canteens. Reasonable understanding of the need for work / life balance. Good benefits; car, health, pension plan. Opportunity for travel and entertainment. Oh and the money isn't bad either!

Cons

Politics. There's a lot of game playing and power struggles - to prove one's worth. Too much time needed to promote oneself amongst one's peers and managers. Death by PowerPoint. Torture by Excel. Lotus Domino. Projects that go nowhere. Too comfortable - easy to becomne complacent. A place where bad performers can hide.

1.0
Aug 28, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Just Brand Name, People know IBM and think its a great company to work

Cons

Well never found a inspiring Manager , After you work hard and its time to credit it goes to the managers. Politicians in Suits or coporate dress is what describes them. Never got any promotion for great job done even after recieveing clients appreciation, cuz its reserved for people who do networking with these managers. Lingering for long hours just to impress the managers is what they expect.

3.0
Aug 28, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Casual dress code - Clean, new lab at Markham - Good office environment (PWAs instead of cubicles)

Cons

- Pay is lower than some competitors - Office politics

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