Company: IBM
Date: 2010-07-23
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

I'm happier as retired shareholder than an employee.
Pros: I worked at IBM for more than 30 years where I made WONDERFUL lifelong friends. IBM was more than an employer, it created a family environment. IBM BBQ's, IBM Family Day, IBM Family Dinner..yep these used to exist, and they were GREAT for morale, and kept folks dedicated and proud. There used to be an IBM Country Club at Pt. Washington, Long Island, NY. 
I started selling Office Products, became a first line then a second line sales manager, and traveled extensively to exciting places around the world which I may have not enjoyed if it were on my own dime.
Great healthcare and other benefits though many that existed for the first 10 years slowly evaporated after 1990.
Minorities, women, and other diverse groups of individuals are well represented at IBM.
Cons: You are only as good as your last quarter's performance.
Having been a manager, I know that there are times when decisions are made purely on the basis of a quota, whether PBC rating, promotion, salary increases.
What ever happened to career development ?? There isn't any anymore.
Really BAD choices in promoting people to exec positions..I had to EARN my stripes.