Company: IBM
Date: 2017-07-03
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Volunteer and community activities are numerous and fully supported by the company
Pros: The company has a wide range of both formal and informal initiatives surrounding volunteer work and giving back to the community. There are also ways to start a new activity for helping a specific area not already covered by one of the many activities. The management and company as a whole are extremely supportive of these activities. Participation is encouraged, though not required and often there is direct funding to accommodate certain aspects of volunteer efforts. Allowances are made in employee schedules to accommodate the timing of your volunteer efforts.
Cons: Continuous cycle of periodically trimming portions of the work force, particularly in the US is a general concern. This is related another general concern, which is the continuous budget cuts that come in the Information Technology area. This creates issues with growth of services, solutions and skills and contributes to pockets of poor morale.