Company: IBM
Date: 2008-08-21
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Big place but it takes care of its people
Pros: The benefits.  In the US they appear to be fairly complete and seem to exceed those offered elsewhere.  There is also a great deal of flexibility in the physical work location that individuals can work from.  I have an employee who works for me in Asia Pacific, several in RTP, others in Florida, Massachusetts and Ohio.  This is a key benefit.
Cons: Because of the benefits, the cash compensation tends to lag behind some of its competitors.

One of the downsides to the flexibility and the remote teams is that it can take longer to develop the type of comradeship that teams who work face-to-face have.