IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,115 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 107,115 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 19, 2008

Good coworkers, bad upper management.

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Pros

Flexible hours are good. Working from home allows this flexibility. The people that are left are good, but overworked due to outsourcing.

Cons

All technical jobs are headed to India. First they "leaned" 50% out, then outsourced the rest to other countries, that cannot complete the job satisfactorily, which leads to more work for the competent here. There no longer are company parties, where families are invited, limiting the "family" feeling you get when you are able to meet and learn others outside of work.

4.0
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Extensive number of opportunities. Can change career direction without have to change company. Is a world leader in many areas. Always new products come through, research into new markets, etc. IBM rewards success, with rewards and bonuses very much skewed towards the top performers. If you are good - you can be very successful at IBM.

Cons

Bureaucracy can by trying. Expense controls seem ever more draconian. As a manager, I feel like I'm more of a process administrator, rather than a leader with true authority to make decisions. I am able to do far less now, than I could 10 years ago.

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