IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,046 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 107,046 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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107K reviews
4.0
May 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Recognized world wide, still a symbol of prestige. -Lots of opportunities to switch within. -Starts off with good pay. -Will put you in challenging positions which is great for learning.

Cons

-Lengthy, painful and often completely useless processes attached with every single thing. -Thousands of different initiatives. Not enough time to properly commit to any. -Very slow salary growth. Barely keeps up with inflation. -Not concerned with efficiency. -Ridiculous lack of commitment to goals and rapid switching around to new roles.

3.0
Jan 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work-life balance, flexibility, and feedback on job performance.

Cons

IBM heavily leverages "supplemental" employees, meaning if you are new in the field or have little experience, you may be hired as a "supplemental" employee. This just means that you are paid well below industry average and receive no benefits for doing the same work as regular employees, on the pretense that you are there to fill a "work shortage" for a short period of time.

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