IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,240 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 107,240 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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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107K reviews
4.0
Apr 15, 2010
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

It provides a world of opportunities and the freedom to choose and be competitive in the market. Job enrichment is a part of life there and oe need not change organisations to feel fresh and dynamic every 3 years

Cons

Large organisations and each one has to make there way to the right people

4.0
Apr 7, 2010
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

If you are a go-getter and pro-active about advancing your career, you will climb the ladder. A key to advancement is working cross team and with management several tiers above you. Most of the time you can pick your hours and work from home, extremely flexible.

Cons

There is so much entrenched bureaucracy, sometimes it makes you want to scream. There are definitely glass ceilings everywhere and you have to know how to break through them or sidestep them. Make sure to negotiate a good salary. Every person is different and has a different salary even if you are the same band level. IBM runs on strict margins, so money can be tight and even as a high performer you often wonder if you'll be cut in the next round of layoffs.

4.0
Apr 5, 2010
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Vast intellectual growth potential, deep investment in staff education, large room to move laterally within the company, stable company, good business vision, bleeding edge technology, good internal competition

Cons

Large corporate feel, can inhibit innovation due by beholding to large customer base (not necessarily always a bad thing), sometimes bad internal competition can lead to knowledge hoarding

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