Company: IBM
Date: 2008-08-18
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

Mixed feelings for IBM as a place to work
Pros: Can dress casual in shorts and a t-shirt.  Laptops given to all employees for ease of moving around.  Can take Laptops to meetings and keep up to date on the tasks for the day. Although it is becoming less common, I was able to have an office (not a cubicle) all to myself. This allowed for times when I could shut my door and concentrate on my work. IBM was fair in giving performance reviews, and they encouraged people to expand beyond their normal tasks and seek promotion. Praise and kudos were freely given when an employee did good work.
Cons: Management was too involved... micro managing.  Listened to concerns of employees, but rarely acted on them.