Company: IBM
Date: 2016-09-06
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former

Sr. IT Specialist, GBS, Enterprise Applications
Pros: You will meet amazing people from all over the world.  If you love being a road warrior, this is the organization for you.  Airfare is always economy, car rentals are always Hertz, lots of hotel options are negotiated rates.  Loads of IBM-related discounts.  MacBooks are now being issued to consultants, for those who prefer Apple to Lenova.  Many, many, many well-defined business processes and supporting IT systems.
Cons: Must meet billing targets to remain employed.  44 hrs/week is typical, although everyone actually puts in closer to 60 hrs/week of effort.  Seriously - you may be a rockstar in all ways measureable, but if you miss your billing utilization target, expect a negative review.  Must be willing to use Lotus Notes.  Got kids?  You might want to wait until they're in college before joining Big Blue, assuming you actually want to particpate in their childhood...