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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3.0
Aug 28, 2008
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Pros

The organization has very deep pockets, and they provide a good opportunity for knowledge learning. There is tremendous importance placed on ensuring employees have the opportunity for training, both classroom and on-the-job. And cross-functional training is encouraged as well.

Cons

You need to be available 24/7, and the talk about work/life balance is just that - talk. While the training opportunities exist, utilization targets make them almost impossible to take advantage of.

2.0
Aug 27, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Diverse environment providing many opportunities if you can tap into the right resources and develop your own internal network

Cons

Endless travel with no concern or support to balancing work / home life. Travel time comes out of your time as with the execessive amount of administration and practice support that is required.

5.0
Aug 27, 2008
Recommend
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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.

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