Company: IBM
Date: 2008-11-04
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

IBM Needs to recognize their employees, something they are failing miserably at presently.
Pros: Other than the benefits, there is very little to say positive about IBM as an employer.
Cons: Most of the employees are treated very unfairly. Management treats the employees like they are a commodity for them to make advancement in their careers. I have worked for IBM for 12 years, and have never been thanked for my years of service. After making 29 Billion dollars this past quarter, it would be nice to get some compensation comparable to other companies. In this regard, IBM is very bad, where less than 1% wage increases are the norm. IBM is also paying their employees the industry average as a maximum, with the only way to get above average is being a top performer. A top performer is something that maybe 2% of employees receive. As a result the other 98% will remain at average compensation with almost no chance of ever seeing another increase.