Company: IBM
Date: 2010-05-15
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former

IBM does not value their employees.
Pros: Benefits
Work at home (though this can be a detriment since IBM no longer gets groups together periodically, which is important for a sense of connection)
Smart people in some groups... nice to work with smart people.
Cons: IBM does not value employees. Since the days of Gerstner, they have been considered liabilities on the books rather than assets, and it shows. I believe that because they have access to less expensive labor in other countries, they, as a rule, do not care about keeping U.S. employees happy, or keeping them at all for that matter. There is a constant squeeze to spend NO money on education, travel, etc..., salaries are generally stagnant, though IBM is making record profits. There is a general sense, even among some AMAZINGLY capable people, that IBM does not treat them with respect, and does not value them. The result for me was, I stopped caring about my job and my company, though I did like the technical work. The overall experience was dehumanizing. I left for a very small company where I felt that I mattered.