IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,290 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 107,290 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 17, 2012

Good work life balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

IBM gives you good opportunities to grow professionally, work life balance is really good.

Cons

Compensation not so great compared to other companies with similar profile

4.0
Jan 11, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

World leader in business solutions and technology Very strong research capabilities in technology and applied science Truly global presence Professional, work-oriented culture with high flexibility for work location Faces very large proportion of Fortune 500 clients

Cons

Fairly rigid promotion processes, with limited short-term ability to reward top performers over typical strong performers Average to below average compensation, with nonsensical salary differences between employees Very tight expense management policies (e.g. overseas travel in economy class)

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