IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,103 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 107,103 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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5.0
Jun 16, 2008
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Pros

It is a tremendously collaborative environment with many people willing and actively helping out everyone else. IBM is not only driving a technology agenda but is making genuine investments into the community and donating technology contributions and talent to global issues.

Cons

You are unlikely to become a millionaire - and job progression is based as much on you own personal network as it is on your ability

2.0
Jun 16, 2008
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Pros

IBM is a good company for techies looking to learn on the job. The services organization provides the breadth and depth few service organizations can provide. IBM provides an arsenal of products that are considered the best in the business and used by most fortune 500 companies which opens up the door for advancement outside the organization. Overall it is a very good stepping stone for your career.

Cons

IBM is very HR oriented when it comes to compensating employees. So if you happen to below the market reference point, you have a chance of getting a raise. Even when the company does well as in the past year, the benefits are not passed on to the employees. The raise this year was 0-2% for the IT Specialist job category which is pathetic by any standards.

2.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It is a job. I've heard that certain groups fair better than others

Cons

IBM's bureaucracy is disgusting. Most of the documentation they have you do counts for nothing.

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