Company: IBM
Date: 2008-09-07
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: current

IBM employees want union representation for fair treatment
Pros: Average benefits and the ability to work in a good location that provides small town atmosphere with big city benefits of restruants, entertainment, and recreation.  The climate is moderate with an average high temp of 71 degrees, an average sunshire days of 62%, rain fall of 40 inches and only a annual 9 inch trace of snow.  The traffic is moderate and the commute is short.  Housing is reasonable in comparison to larger cities.
Cons: Long hours, little personal time off, NO overtime pay.  Employees are required to replace hours for vacation and holiday time-off with additional hours worked to receive any bonus or salary increases. Management receive excessive compensation as compared to the employees they manage.  60 to 80 hour work week are not uncommon with no compensation in pay or time off. Company removes employees who even mention the word UNION.