Company: IBM
Date: 2009-08-13
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

The remote employee-itis
Pros: The positives outweigh the negatives in the work life balance, working from home.  However the  needs of the individuals in remote settings are often difficult to harmonize for the benefit of a team and the individuals involved.  IBM is addressing this issue in a number of ways and stimulating good ideas to bring the challenges into focus so that there is inspiration and greater productivity.  I find that heartening as I personally enjoy working from home but miss some of the values derived from face-to-face stimuli with colleagues.
Cons: It is a HUGE company that requires strong navigational skills to work into all of the values and be the most productive employee one can be.