Company: IBM
Date: 2011-09-07
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

It's a big company!
Pros: The work can be stimulating and challenging, but it depends on the organization. The pay is decent (they claim they're competitive). Many areas encourage employees to work from home. Good benefits.
Cons: Due to its size, different areas can be run very differently. If you're in a bad area, it can be hard to get out. Many areas micromanage expenses to the point where it's really rather ridiculous. Employees are just another commodity and the easiest way to reduce expenses fast is to let them go. If you get anointed, you stay anointed whether you deserve it or not. If you don't get anointed, it seems like nothing you can ever do will get you anointed. ("If he/she were good, he/she would have been promoted and rewarded before this...")