IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,123 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 107,123 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
Jun 23, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance. Meet interesting diverse people, on the phone :-) People you work with directly are all great..

Cons

IBM invented Bullmerde bingo. High Performance culture rewards top 10% year after year to the detriment of everyone else - who actually do the real work - instead of spending majority of the time telling everyone how wonderful they are... Company takes advantage of their employees with expectation of working extra hours that are not compensated with overtime payments.

2.0
Jun 23, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It really depends on personality type - it is a highly structured organisation and if you crave structure then it is the organisation for you. It is great for someone at the start of a career with little or no idea of where they want to go, IBM will have a home for you , you will get training.

Cons

If you want automony and dislike structured bureacracy then avoid this company. IBM seeks to treat all employees the same regardless of career path, experience or work. In an organisation as diverse as IBM , it fails to recongise the diversity of its people, manufacturing, sales, consultants, call centre agents , the list goes on and on. How likely is it that the management of call centre agents is suitable for running a manufacturing line or a consultancy arm for that matter?

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