Company: IBM
Date: 2013-11-01
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Mainframe is fun
Pros: Work life balance is good, treated as professionals as long as you meet deadlines.  The mainframe is exciting as soon as you accept its not going away.
Cons: Little to no formal training (must be a self-learner), non-transparent pay scale and rating system. Managers don't seem to care about moral.