IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,297 total reviews)
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77% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,297 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
5.0
Aug 9, 2009

Great experiences

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

You have the opportunity to experience a lot of types of work and people and are exposed to a global company. Loved the ability to work remotely from home.

Cons

Too hard to transition to any other career paths once you start down a path. They often freeze moves between divisions and you can't change jobs as easily as they would lead you to believe. They would rather lay you off than take a chance on moving you into a different career path.

4.0
Jul 13, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

IBM has great pay and provides a solid reputation when switching jobs. However, it is looking to outsource as many American jobs as possible.

Cons

Traveling consultants have a poor work/life balance. Flying on Monday and Thursday every week gets extremely boring, tiring, and frusterating.

4.0
Jul 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning - focus in function if desired or can go wide, professional management, flexible work life arrangements, great brand name on your resume, stability,

Cons

lesser than market salaries, limited bonuses and raises, slow career growth unless you are a superstar, old equipment, lack of camaraderie due to telecommuting by employees

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