Company: IBM
Date: 2008-06-11
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current

IBM the most flexible employer
Pros: Work-life balance. In a generic organisation, its a term used to 'mimic' an attempt at the employer being a friend of the employee. At IBM on the other hand, its a life-style. It is truly etched into everyone psyche that an employee comes first, everything else follows. This is a truly great phenomenon that allows for for the employee to respect and love the company, as it in return gives you the creative freedom as well as one which lets you work when you want and where you want.

A lot of people start running after $ compensation, without realising that in order to get those dollars/pesos/rubles, one must work 60-70 hour weeks. Where as with IBM, a company that truly respects your time and worth, allows you to schedule your time around work, thus giving you a much more flexible lifestyle.
Cons: Has an extreme bureaucratic feel to it, as there are many hoops that must be gone through to achieve anything. Run a lot like a governments. The problem is with that this applies a lot to promotions. If he ain't dead, we don't replace him - doesn't matte if he's incompetent.