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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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"IBM is very innovative and are always striving to create strategies to build employee moral. The client dedication is extraordinary. IBM is dedicated to training and leadership for all employees."
Posted 4 years ago in Bloomington, IL
Senior Software Engineer

"He was a fantastic boss and a great person to work with."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Project Manager

"It's great company to work for. They respect you as a person."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Hardware and Software Technician
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Engineer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Application Developer

"My second IBM assignment with Lucent was as an applications programmer in a Unix."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"IBM is a global company, and their outsourcing division Global Services was new when I started. It later accounted for more than half of company revenue."

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

"None relevant. If you know Java, Ruby, PHP, C#, JQuery, etc. you will be sure to get a job."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"The Global Services division due to outsourcing has no loyalty to its employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None. They know what they are doing, and it's a good business model."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Advisory Engineer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Database Administrator

"Good work environment, excellent growth opportunities, nice co-workers, quality work, better compensation compared to other companies, motivating managers."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Developer

"overall good company with good work life balance"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Managing Consultant

"Excellent! I had a great time while working at IBM, and was able to learn enough to start my own company!"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Engineer

"In general it was a great experience."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
IBM Employee

"Excellent company to work for."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
IBM Employee
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Application Programmer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
IBM Employee

"Graduated in Networks Administration, Post graduated in Project Management and Innovation, working in IT since 2001, assumed different roles in different areas as Hardware, Software, Networks, Bank Automation, Security and Management. At the moment, works as IT Specialist in a Middleware Support team. English speaker (TOEIC B2), Portuguese native speaker. Available for travels and stand by schedules."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Presales Engineer

"I worked for IBM since 2012 to 1 April of 2014. The company was very interesting. It gave me communication and presentation skills. Also I had an opportunity to know first about the newest products and deals than people outside the company. During the period I could know about new DB2 BLU accelerator, possibilities of last versions of DB2 and told about ease of DB2 administration to people working for not IBM."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

IBM Reviews FAQs

Is IBM a good company to work for?

IBM has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 1593 IBM Review Ratings left anonymously by IBM employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at IBM.

Does IBM pay their employees well?

IBM employees earn $77,000 annually on average, or $37 per hour, which is 17% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 674 IBM employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find IBM Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at IBM?

95% of employees would recommend working at IBM with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated IBM 3.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.6 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at IBM?

According to our data, the highest paying job at IBM is a Chief Scientist at $300,000 annually. Browse IBM Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at IBM?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at IBM is a Student Technician at $14,000 annually. Browse IBM Salaries by Job Profile.

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According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at IBM to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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