Company: IBM
Date: 2014-03-06
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

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Pros: IBM is a great place to work most of the time. Most "knowledge workers" work at home and stay busy going from one conference call to the next. You might have to work on a spreadsheet or .ppt from time to time, but marketing roles require very little real work. It can be mind-numbingly boring, but leaves plenty of time to pursue other things. Most of the real work is involves managing your way around the infrastructure of the company.
Cons: It is a totally executive centric organization, and most employees pledge their allegiance to their VP and then go to war with other groups. The capricious, megalomaniac executive, always grasping for power and control, is woven into the fabric of the culture, and exec worship is required for survival.