Company: IBM
Date: 2011-05-04
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

Used to be a great place....
Pros: - In some territories IBM really offers opportunities to grow, one can become manager in 3-4 years
- working from home
- some non monetary benefits
Cons: - organizational structure (like company made of companies)
- processes and bureaucracy
- savings, budget cuts and expense freezing whenever wherever!!!!!!!!!!!!
- horrible workload

Yes, IBM used to be a great place to work. As our HR calls it  an "Employer of your choice". That was however 3-4 years ago. Then someone got a great idea: why not to take advantage of 'global crisis' and start saving on employees. Let's tell them "it's crisis out there, we cannot raise your salaries. Be happy we don't fire you like HP does its employees". Then the crises faded out but hey! salary increases and annual rewards remained on the same level.

You got more and more work literally on a monthly basis, if someone leaves IBM there isno new hire but the rest of the team 'absorbs' the work. Annual salary reviews has become a joke, annual bonuses (even with PBC 1!!!!!) a very very stupid joke. Whenever an employee who works 12 hours a day (every day!!!!) complaints to management the answer is always the same...."that's the challenge and we are confident you'll manage it. It's within your potential so grab the opportunity and show yourself.". When employee asks back "what do I get for it?" the answer is "well...you'll get the opportunity to grow...both personally and professionally. Remember, money is not that important".