IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,066 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 107,066 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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107K reviews
4.0
Jan 26, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities abound but you do have to be pretty assertive to take advantage of those opportunities

Cons

When you join the company it is easy to feel lost; like a cog in a machine.

5.0
Dec 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Work Envioronment and work and life balance, a great place to work, management very co-operative, great place and innovative

Cons

Salary Increase :-( , Band Progression and Bonus , tea cofee are not free :-) canteen food. otherwise OK OK ...good overall

5.0
May 25, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

IBM is always on the forefront of IT technology and services such as Cloud Computing and High Performance Computing. It allows individuals to have a challenging IT career involved in many different, diverse roles. They have a good formal and informal mentoring program as well. IBM's values and promotes it's innovative employees.

Cons

Being a large company, an employee can get lost in the masses. Becoming an expert in your assigned area is the best way to benefit yourself and your current organization. This allows you to also be considered for the next great opportunity to move into when a career change is so desired.

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