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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5.0
Aug 4, 2009
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Pros

Insanely Bright people Very Helpful Extremely Inventive Positive Work Atmosphere Excellent Mentoring Cutting Edge Research Good Compensation Helpful Benefits Thats IBM

Cons

When you join IBM you are entering an army "a regimented way of thinking" one cant really help it since there are over 300,000 people.

5.0
Apr 2, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

lots oof job opportunties and chanes to move around the company, strong market leadership, and respect, access to all CIOs and most CEOs, very collaborative environment. tremendous company ethics, highest values and strong expectations for performance and leadership. great benefits, strong 401K , stock option program, employee stock program, educational assistance for advanced degrees.most sales and consulting employees work from home

Cons

big, vast resources - takes time to network but collaborative tools and on line communities make it much easier. expense controls are very tight and automated systems monitor all spending and budgets. due to matrix environment, and spread out resources, employees spend a tremdouns amount of time on conference calls

5.0
Feb 7, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Education oportunities, though not at every corner, are there - you just need to be willing to learn the skills that are "hot." Also, your career at IBM is in your hands; it's what you make of it. If you want to be mediocre, that's your choice, but you don't have to be. It's all about what you put into it. Pay varies - it is all about what you make of yourself.

Cons

Travel, but that's consulting, not IBM. The way in which promotions, etc. are handled is unusual - but it keeps it as consistent as possible across a company of nearly 400k people.

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