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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 1593 IBM Review Ratings)

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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 was a good company to work for. I gained a lot of experience from a lot of smart and intelligent people, they offered me longevity, and a stepping stone towards the future for which I will be forever grateful. I would recommend the company for any one interested."
Posted 5 years ago in Chicago, IL
Equipment Services Project Manager

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Assignments, compensation, management leadership. Opportunity to grow and have access to advanced technologies."

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

"When interviewing, show leadership qualifications, be strong and assertive and be able to work in a global environment."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Extensive travel leaving Monday and coming back Friday afternoon was the rule."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing of major importance, the management team had your back."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Application Developer

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Work culture is the best one. I loved it. Hopefully, it will be there if I join in future."

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

"It is a good organization to work. Hope for the best!"

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Company follows too many processes, which kill the momentum of work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Increase salary for those who have good PBC rating. Don't tell lies... just explain the process and context."

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
Program Director

What do you like about working at IBM?

"People. culture, exciting technology, access to top customers, excellent benefits."

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

"Very good resume with clear documentation of results, be specific and demostrate your success with examples."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Size, too much red tape, lack of opportunities to growth once you reach sr. level."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Ginni is doing a great job reaching out to employees... follow her lead please."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UNIX Administrator

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Great environment, great people to work with and very helpful when you need it."

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

"Do your best. Answer what you can, and be honest if you don't know the answer."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"None, that I can say, everything was great working there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None. all their management was great, always on task and done."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Database Administrator

What do you like about working at IBM?

"The ability to work for a variety of clients on a variety of platforms from Sybase on Solaris, AIX, HP-UX and Wintel to MySQL on Linux. I telecommute and work from a home office which is a big plus."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Very long hours."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Project Manager
Person You Work For 4.2 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.6 / 5
Company Culture 3.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Product Marketing Manager
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
Systems Engineer
Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 3.7 / 5
Support You Get 2.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.1 / 5
Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Senior IT Specialist
Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 4.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
IT Specialist
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Associate Technical Specialist
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Project Manager

"I enjoyed the project and still keep in touch with my coworkers."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.7 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3.2 / 5
Senior Engineer
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 2.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Senior IT Architect

"Excellent highly ethical global company."

Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Network Support Engineer

"Co-op Internship Network Support, good environment."

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 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

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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 Phone Agent at $14,000 annually. Browse IBM Salaries by Job Profile.

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