Company: IBM
Date: 2018-09-12
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former

World of opportunities
Pros: Massive scale worldwide company
Some amazing research and cutting edge technology
Many great people to work with
Security, they're unlikely to go bust any time soon
Amazing reputation
Cons: Bureaucracy like nowhere else
Constant pressure
Worker bee mentality permeates many parts of the org
Worldwide means calls at awkward times
Retrenchments are common
Disconnected management and disengaged staff
Most of the work is boring
Nothing (good) ever happens fast
Executive roles always filled by offshore execs rather than local talent
Cumbersome and slow
Stigma attached to IBM brand for ex-employees