Company: IBM
Date: 2013-12-18
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Great place for gaining experiences
Pros: The basic beliefs of Thomas J. Watson left great legacy and trained a generation of great IBMers.  Unfortuantely, it is fading away over the past 10-15 years.

The original basic beliefs are are:  

Respect for the Individual
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 Our basic belief is respect for the individual, for his rights and dignity. It follows from this principle that IBM should:
 1. Help each employee to develop his potential and make the best use of his abilities
 2. Pay and promote on merit
 3. Maintain two-way communications between manager and employee, with opportunity for a fair hearing and equitable settlement of disagreements.
Cons: Lost focus on technology invention and innovation recent years