Company: IBM
Date: 2014-03-25
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

The honeymoon is over
Pros: Pockets of highly intelligent people who have spent years mastering their field are an excellent resource.  Many IBMers willing to be mentors and help you.  Team work is strong and technical resources are great. Some of the kindest people I have ever worked with. Work from home.  Flexibility is probably unparallelled.
Cons: Acquisition mash-up. Execs are put in charge who know little about the technology or the new buyer. Knowledge base is dwindling with turnover which is a constant, and customers are not pleased.  With the knowledge base goes the innovation.  Morale is in the can and no strategy to retain top talent.  Good reps are looking elsewhere.  No salary increase, even if you are a top performer. Opportunity to advance is slow and painful.  Sales tools are process-heavy, out of date, and not integrated. Spend more time reporting than selling. You are a serial number that delivers a quota.  Pay is not industry standard.