IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,080 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 107,080 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 12, 2008
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Pros

Brand and company recognition and pride from those who never worked here. They do offer some nice perks, such as work life balance, but be assured, it works in the company's favor.

Cons

Bottom line driven at the expense of resources (humans). I have been strung along with ok appraisals for 7 years, but no pay increases. Great place for those with poor memory, as you hear the same excuse year after year.

2.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Maybe a good place start if you get on a good project, but never a good place to stay. Management does not care about career growth or achievements, only what are you doing for me now and what I can get out of you in the future ... great work in the past is never remembered.

Cons

Management is only concerned about one thing .. utilization. What the utilization is right now and what the 3 month forcast is. There is no long term planning or thoughts. They will have professionals sweeping floors if it helps their utilization. If you do not make your utilization target, you are out the door pretty quick.

3.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big company, lots of resources and a lot of opportunity to try different things.

Cons

Too big and bloated, finance runs things on a quarter by quarter basis, often not taking a longer term view of the business. Trying to govern everything, with a resulting lack of innovation. IBM also has a big focus on IT certifications, which often do not have a bearing on reality or real world knowledge and experience.

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