Company: IBM
Date: 2008-08-21
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

What you see is what you get.
Pros: The best reasons to work for IBM are one, name recognition, second, the opportunity to work anywhere in
the world and finally very good advancement opportunities. I met a lot of great people.
Cons: I found IBM slow moving....also there was this "one size that fits all mentality" that really hurt 
productivity. The biggest disappointment for me was I thought IBM was a place for growth, training and
long term employment. It really turned out to be a typical US company these days...ie no direction, no
training and the minute the stock falls there's an employee fire sale...many employees I meet said 
management cared more about stock price than their welfare...i tend to agree. Also....IBM seems to
shed a lot of really good talent at the entry level.