Company: IBM
Date: 2015-02-05
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Great if you plan to get experience and move on - not a career company
Pros: I came on as a contractor, was lucky to be able to get hired. I was an IBMr for 18 months before being a part of a resource action. My work experience helped me move on to other positions and I received higher rates of pay. If you can get a job here, which is still difficult no matter how many "job postings" they have, it can be a great resume builder.
Cons: The job postings online can be out there for months and are often victims of periodic hiring freezes, especially ones that happen around layoffs because people being laid off are not allowed to apply for them. If you need stability in your employment, this is not the place to go. As a contractor, I was used to short term contracts. But because resource actions happen multiple times during the year, even regular employees have the same stress as a contractor.  Decisions on resource actions are determined by departmental budgets, not on how skilled or unskilled an employee you are. If you are someone who constantly keeps their resume updated and is always looking for a job even while employed, you might be able to handle the uncertainty on the job.  This is resume builder company, not a long-term career company.