Company: IBM
Date: 2010-02-18
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former

IBM UK - GBS Financial Services Sector
Pros: Good for young, aspiring individuals looking to gain broad experience in an industry sector and learn valuable skills through a consultancy environment.  Good for senior level executives coming in from industry backgrounds with a lengthy rolodex of contacts and good sales skills.
Cons: Not good for mid-career individuals.  Lower than average salaries.  Miniscule/non-existent bonus pool (6% of salary for very few top-end staff with 2%-3% being the average rate) to compensate staff for working demanding hours and being held to a high standard of delivery, especially within the Financial Services Sector.  Inflexible toward staff aspirations as project placement is dependent upon staff and partners hitting a high utilisation target as opposed to placing staff in roles on projects where they can utilise their strengths and grow professionally.  Very political - consultants/managers have to meet & greet (kiss up to) partners and associate partners from day one to get staffed on the best projects and roles.  Fall out of favour at any time and be relegated to less than ideal projects.