Company: IBM
Date: 2013-08-19
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Experience is very different from job to job
Pros: Base compensation is good in my job type. They do an OK job of looking after the top performers.  Good medical insurance, strong 401(k) matching, ESPP opportunities, good starting PTO allowance.  Many employees are allowed to work from home part of the week, if not full-time.  Some types of jobs are more or less "9 to 5."
Cons: Decreasing benefits over time (limited/no pay increases, steep increases in insurance rates with less coverage).  The best benefits (pension, large vacation allowances) were cut for new employees 5+ years ago.  The company has trouble retaining new employees for these reasons.  We are constantly expected to handle more workload with fewer people and no incentive to take on more.  Performance evaluation program is not very equitable, and only the very top performers see any real movement in salary. Those in technical job types in the US work long hours and are expected to be available to work weekends, holidays, nights, without additional compensation.