Company: IBM
Date: 2012-04-04
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current

Serious workplace for those that want to make an impact to the world.
Pros: Opportunity abound for those who want it. Conservative workplace, highly virtual where teams are global almost every meeting, extremely high matrixed organization provides challenges for those who want to navigate the system. The workplace is reflective of any megacap company except IBM sets the standard for those companies in business process, use of technology for employees, and work/life balance. Don't get me wrong, get ready to work 50 hours normal week and up to 70 a few weeks in the year when busy. But the work is terribly rewarding. It's great to be an IBMer.
Cons: Large, really large company. Systems galore. Meetings are on the phone almost all the time except when meeting with clients or being assigned to client sites. When you have 420,000 employees, you need that. But, if you don't like having a serial number and being part of the machinery, you may want to rethink IBM.