IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,102 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 107,102 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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107K reviews
3.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Best reason to join IBM India, it is because it is a subsidary of IBM and hope it will have its glory back 1 day.

Cons

It was a great place 5 years back. For last 3 years it has become like any other Indian companies instead of reputed multi national company.

3.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work on some leading edge products. The people there are generally pleasant to work with. Terrific work life balance, perhaps too much though since things take forever to happen.

Cons

Limited potential for for personal enrichment if you're a top performer; it's like working in the post office. Projects take forever to complete due to bureaucracy, but arguably also due to quality focus. Compensation left a lot to be desired, with meager increases for colleagues that deserved more (not much trickles to the bottom). Way too over matrixed; decisions take eons by the time you level set with all business units.

4.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Broad array of career options within the company. Extensive technical, business, and management education offerings that you're encouraged to use. Competitive compensation in most cases. The company abides by employee-driven core values and is trying to do good in the world in the areas of education, environment, and social justice.

Cons

While IBM has great first line managers, IBM HQ appears to focus more on satisfying its shareholders than its employees; that has negative long-term ramifications for both groups.

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