Company: IBM
Date: 2013-01-19
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

Sales and Sales Mgm't in Asia Pacific
Pros: This is one company who has an HR Dept who walks the talk when it comes to career change opportunities.  I say this tongue in cheek but some have said IBM means "I've Been Moved".  The great thing about IBM is, it is true, that is, if you want to change dept's/divisions/groups, roles, industries, locations (even far away countries) and more, it is very possible.  Even what some may call as radical changes are possible, eg.  if you have been at IBM for 10 years selling hardware and want to try your hand at selling software, no problem.   If you have lived your entire life in Des Moines Iowa and want to live in Africa or China, no problem.  If you were at IBM for just one year and want to make a change, no problem.  Compensation is ok and the stability is awesome.
Cons: One big company.  One needs to learn how to fit in, in such an environment.  It's easy to feel like a number or cog in the wheel.  But it's that wheel that makes them a success in my mind.  If you're sales, you can feel like you have to spend more time selling internally than externally, but you can overcome this.  Compensation can just be enough to keep one happy but not crazy happy.