Company: IBM
Date: 2016-03-16
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

The Disposable Employee Factory
Pros: They hire some good people. If you must work at home, they will love you for that.
Cons: More bad managers than good. Employee development is virtual and done in a vacuum. They cut people rather than retrain them, which means IBM does not value the institutional knowledge required to work effectively in the company. Because the workforce is largely virtual, the collaboration suffers. It is difficult to find new opportunities in different organizations. Being a new employee is difficult. The strategy changes yearly, and is often buzz-word driven. I was there twice. The first time it was the best place to work. The second time... well, I left of my own accord and can't tell you the relief I've felt.