Company: IBM
Date: 2015-05-22
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Came for a job, stayed for career over 25 years
Pros: IBM has some of the top sales and technical professionals in the industry, that work practically in a boundaryless way at a global scale, whom you may work and/or learn from.  The basic beliefs from Thomas Watson -- respect for the individual, service to the customer, excellence as a way of life -- are deeply embedded in the management system and culture.
Cons: Encouraging autonomy in the company means that managers can learn from their failures, but some first-line managers are challenged in their learning.  Difficulties can be resolved with the second line manager as an employee's career manager, but if both the first-line and second-line managers are bad, the "open door" process to executives had better be open.