Company: IBM
Date: 2016-01-14
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Not my father's IBM
Pros: If you can get a job in an area of investment (e.g. cloud, research) and keep transferring into the shiny new areas that IBM Executives are all excited about then the likelihood that you will remain employed at IBM increases.

Ability to telecommute is a great benefit of IBM.
Cons: Benefits are average but not thrilling.  Health care insurance is expensive at IBM.  Severance pay is sub-par.

IBM overworks its employees.  Following 2008 productive increased 10-fold but IBM didn't increase pay or benefits and hasn't staffed up to reduce work load on employees.

IBM loves to lay off people and doesn't like employees to stay past 25 or 26 years.

IBM Executives are short sighted and distracted by the stock price and earnings per share at the expense of their employees and customers.