IBM Employee Job Reviews in the United States
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On average, employees at IBM give their company a 4.0 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest IBM employees are Application Programmers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Senior IT Consultants also with a rating of 5.0.
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What do you like about working at IBM?
"Excellent opportunities for interns."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"Limited growth. Company politics. Not trustworthy. Always threatening to outsource our jobs to India."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Find new managers."
"IBM or Lotus, it was never decided when I was there"
What do you like about working at IBM?
"I worked for them just as IBM was acquiring Lotus. It had great potential."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"Inability to keep managers."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"When you create a plan, and hire people for it, try the plan out before changing it."
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"Great."
What do you like about working at IBM?
"Everything."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"Red tape."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"None, keep it as is."
"IBM Global Services division is unstable work place for employees."
What do you like about working at IBM?
"Working under strict software procedure guidelines. Flexibility for working from home."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"Continuous searching for another assignment when one is finished. The bureaucracy to deal with issues is strong."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Simplify work process and listen to employees as much as possible."
"Overcontrolled."
What do you like about working at IBM?
"It was my first really big project as a contractor."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"too many process frameworks and too much controlling. I agree that controlling has to be in place to know where your money goes or where it does come from. But on the other hand, when controlling makes daily business slow or impossible it is definitely too much. Many IBM employees are more internal process than customer oriented."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Make your management lean and simple. Reduce the controlling and let people do their jobs for the customers in first place and not for the company."
What do you like about working at IBM?
"Nothing."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"Management treated everyone like commodity parts to be pulled off the shelf, and then discarded."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Short term expectations are the downfall of everyone."
"Great place to work if you can stay."
What do you like about working at IBM?
"IBM is a well respected company."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"Layoffs."
What do you like about working at IBM?
"A good company to work and learn so many new things. Their values helps all the user to grow personally as well as professionally."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"There are no things I don't like in IBM."
"Totally disappointed former employee who was screwed Blue."
What do you like about working at IBM?
"Opportunities to learn new skills."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"Their offshoring of more than 79,000 jobs to India."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Resign."
"Very good."
What do you like about working at IBM?
"Many opportunities to utilize education and skills."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"Too many jobs were being off-shored."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Stabilize employment for career employees."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"Employee respect."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Apply old IBM ethics."
"Good."
What do you like about working at IBM?
"Multiple experience. Different technologies."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"Salary is too low."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Pay more."
"I think they could have helped me find another position within the company."
What do you like about working at IBM?
"I could leave the job home, and it was not a physical job."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"During the last 4 years I felt a greater distance grow between management and employees."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Maintain a closer connection with employees."
"IBM is not what it used to be."
What do you like about working at IBM?
"Working with international teams."
What don't you like about working at IBM?
"The constant pressure of layoffs."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Trust your employees. Work with them to draw out and develop their strengths."
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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 Student Technician at $14,000 annually. Browse IBM Salaries by Job Profile.
What are the pros and cons of working at IBM?
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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- Houston, TX - 29
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- Bethesda, MD - 14
- Toronto, ON - 14
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- Hopewell Junction, NY - 12
- Cambridge, MA - 12
- Endicott, NY - 11
- Somers, NY - 11
- Denver, CO - 11
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- Middletown, NJ - 7
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- Irvine, CA - 7
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- Coppell, TX - 6
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- Brazil, IN - 5
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- Columbia, SC - 4
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IBM Reviews by Location
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Austin, TX
91 reviews
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San Jose, CA
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Atlanta, GA
63 reviews
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Dallas, TX
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Raleigh, NC
43 reviews
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Armonk, NY
38 reviews
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Boulder, CO
38 reviews
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New York City, NY
38 reviews
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Chicago, IL
35 reviews
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Durham, NC
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