Company: IBM
Date: 2015-01-12
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Decent entry level role for those with no prior experience, but look to move on quickly
Pros: Decent but declining company brand to put on a resume for future job searches. Great opportunity to develop ping pong and foosball skills. Able to take long lunches and leave early for the day without anyone noticing. Company sponsored events are fun, including baseball games and trips to Minneapolis. Good stepping stone to finding a better job in the cities.
Cons: Finance is drastically underpaid compared to other companies. Intense boredom is common. Some days I go the entire day without doing any work at all. If you give the impression that you have improved your role and eliminated work, you are rewarded with more responsibility and work added to your role with no additional pay increase. New hires are trained by the person who had the role previously, if the previous worker is already gone, you are in trouble.  They used to order pizza for quarter close but the expense was hurting IBM's earnings, so they cut that out. They sell the dream of being promoted to the New York location, but that rarely materializes.