Company: IBM
Date: 2014-05-23
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

An implosion case study
Pros: Flexibility to work from home
Opportunity to work on extremely advanced systems technologies, but see cons section.
Good 401K match % but only applicable if employed on Dec 15th
Cons: Revenue is in a tailspin and profits are up at the expense of employee compensation.  Quarterly layoffs are the norm, and specifically target the 40+ population in the US.  If you're very good, you have Job security but don't expect bonuses or career growth, that's reserved for the low cost geographies.  If you're not good, you'll be laid off swiftly, unless you're in a low cost geography.  In short, all stick, no carrot.  In short, the culture the made IBM great no longer exists.