Company: IBM
Date: 2015-12-18
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

IBM Acquisition to Destruction in just 4 years
Pros: We were initially thrilled to be acquired by IBM. However, the "Blue Washing" started immediately and destroyed everything good and unique about our company and product. While there are some good people (mostly waiting for retirement under the old pension plan), the work at home "benefit" and travel restrictions make it hard to meet them except on conference calls.
Cons: Terrible technology tools (Lotus Notes / Connections, W3 Intranet broken links, Expense Reporting) and a company run by Financial Engineering have destroyed everything good about IBM. Employee morale is awful with layoff after layoff, decreasing benefits and a culture of fear and mistrust. PBC rankings are used to deny raises and manage employees out yearly.