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Working at IBM in Chicago, IL: 35 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chicago, IL Area

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On average, employees in Chicago, IL at IBM give their company a 2.6 rating out of 5.0 based on 35, whereas overall Average Rating of IBM is 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 2520 IBM Review Ratings. The happiest IBM employees in Chicago, IL are Consultants submitting an average rating of 4.1 and SAP Administrators with a rating of 5.0.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 1593 IBM Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.0
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"I have worked as an intern at IBM in Costa Mesa, CA for about 2 years now. I am extremely grateful for the experience and friends I have made working here. The internship program is one of the best programs I have ever been in and have nothing but positive results come out of this. They are flexible with school and always challenging you as an intern."
Posted 10 years ago in Costa Mesa, CA

Working at IBM in Chicago, IL: 35 Employee Reviews

Account Executive

"I loved my experience there."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"The market I served, the products I sold, and the internal support system."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Lacks direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"In need of benchmarks for measuring the achievement of objectives."

Account Executive

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Professional challenge and upward mobility."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.0
IBM (2520)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
Distribution Services Manager

"I learned a lot about business management from IBM."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"I broke into management at IBM and learned how to become a business professional."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"I had no issues with working at IBM."

Senior Consultant

"I enjoyed working at IBM very much."

Software Sales Specialist

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Good people and honest reputation."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"They like nice people."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Too much red tape and politics. Not what you know but who you know."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get rid of all the middle managers, they do nothing."

Account Sales Representative

"IBM is a class company!"

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Tremendous brand, tremendous management. Top drawer company."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Sales goals did not match to compensation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More pay for performance in sales plans."

Network Engineer

"I had a good experience working here."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"The stability of the company."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"I have no dislikes."

Advisory Systems Engineer

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Challenging projects."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Leaving."

Director of Software Development

"One of the most sophisticated software companies in the world."

Senior Architect

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Different projects."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Bureaucrats."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide a career path."

Director of Development

"Was a good place to work, SPSS was recently acquired by IBM though."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Good challenges."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Bad prioritization, and overcomitment to content of releases."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suspect things have changed since I was there."

Partner

"Difficult place to be in professional services, the company is more focused on hardware and software."

Account Manager

"Great resume builder, below average advancement opportunities."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
IT Specialist

"From the heart with a lot of thought"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3.1 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2.2 / 5 Way You Work 3.8 / 5

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