Company: IBM
Date: 2010-01-23
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

Has the culture changed?
Pros: IBM has an incredible range of talented and gifted individuals, who collectively make what IBM is today. There is a lot of knowledge and experience within the organisation, and its a great place to learn if one is starting their career.
Cons: The management has become a typical 'boys club' where the positions of leadership are shared by the members of the club, and its a classic merry go round every two years as the positions are shuffled. It's essentially the same wine in a new bottle. The promotions and recognition is rarely on merit, and tends to be bestowed upon the 'favourites' who play along with management. The appraisal and review system is a complete joke, its an open fact that managers are told how many should be rated Solid or poor in advance and a story is spun around to make the allocations. This often leaves a bad taste and experience for the employees who have contributed well, but rated poor due to predetermined criteria.