Company: IBM
Date: 2014-11-08
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Hard work at a company that cannot sustain itself.
Pros: The company has a storied history. It also has a set of values it tries to adhere to. It's not always successful at that but it is better than many other companies in the industry and the values don't change based on the whims of management.
Cons: IBM saddled itself with a pledge of a $20 per share of earnings target target that it cannot reach in face of changes in the market. That target caused them to make cuts and jettison businesses that had a strong future because they we weighing on the earnings target. IBM  became increasingly desparate as the deadline for the earnings target came closer and it was not a fun place to be.