IBM Reviews
74% would recommend to a friend
(16653 total reviews)
Arvind Krishna
80% approve of CEO
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- "1. Big Organisation 2. In/Out time constraint is not here 3. Work life balance is good" (in 8184 reviews)
- "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." (in 4208 reviews)
- "Flexible timings and work from home option(i gotta laptop thats why i enjoy this privilege)" (in 4174 reviews)
- "Good benefits; IBM prides itself on being a leader in Healthcare Benefits and incentives for healthy living." (in 2858 reviews)
- "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" (in 2579 reviews)
- "Low salary and the increment was less than 2% even top performer unless you got band promotion" (in 4624 reviews)
- "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" (in 1929 reviews)
- "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results." (in 1584 reviews)
- "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" (in 1482 reviews)
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Found 16,653 of over 110K reviews
Updated Dec 6, 2023
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- 5.0Dec 6, 2023Senior TPMCurrent EmployeeSeattle, WA
Pros
very helpful interviewer and HR the whole process was very candidate friendly
Cons
low salary for existing employees
- 5.0Dec 6, 2023Software EngineerCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearDurham, NC
Pros
Lots of time to expand skillset
Cons
Projects typically use older technology stacks, Retirement benefits changes
- 4.0Dec 6, 2023Senior ConsultantFormer EmployeeWashington, DC
Pros
Work life Balance was fair.
Cons
Felt lost in a large organizatio
- 5.0Dec 6, 2023Security ConsultantCurrent EmployeeFlorida City, FL
Pros
Flexibility, Opportunities, Teamwork, Stable, progressive
Cons
None none none none none
- 5.0Dec 6, 2023Senior ConsultantFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsPhiladelphia, PA
Pros
Travel to customer site; growth for driven individuals
Cons
Managers have a lot of direct reports; hard to get attention
- 3.0Dec 6, 2023Software EngineerCurrent EmployeeAustin, TX
Pros
good to work for company
Cons
no innovation at the company
- 4.0Dec 6, 2023Applications DeveloperFormer Employee, more than 1 yearBaton Rouge, LA
Pros
Hard work, lots of learning experience.
Cons
Work outside of your responsibilities, but this could benefit you.
- 3.0Dec 6, 2023ManagerFormer Employee, more than 10 yearsDallas, TX
Pros
It’s a well run business, and still has people that you can learn from
Cons
It’s relying a lot on former glory, and losing mindshare
- 4.0Dec 5, 2023Software EngineerFormer EmployeeBoston, MA
Pros
Pretty good for me bro
Cons
Nothing specific to mention here
- 3.0Dec 5, 2023Software EngineerFormer EmployeeNew York, NY
Pros
REMOTE WORK, process oriented, great learning
Cons
no hikes, works for brand, limited growth
IBM Reviews FAQs
IBM has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 110,092 reviews left anonymously by employees. 74% of employees would recommend working at IBM to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
74% of IBM employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated IBM 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at IBM to be benefits, culture, career development and the cons to be senior leadership, management, compensation.
