Company: IBM
Date: 2009-02-11
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: current

If you don't work for IBM, don't come, if you already work here, leave
Pros: Vacation time if you've been there a while.  I used to be able to work from home but IBM is canceling all work at home policies, so there's not much reason to stick around.
Cons: Poor management that provides little direction.  The "matrix" environment creates several bosses you have to report to and each boss is in a different organization with different goals.  It's truly a case of the left and right hands not talking to each other and putting staff in the middle to make both sides happy.  Career development is not a focus and certifications are not encouraged.  I've tried to transfer to other positions and management would never provide me a release date; even though HR policies says there's a 90 day maximum hold period.