Company: IBM
Date: 2017-12-20
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Human Resources
Pros: IBM hires the best and the brightest. Teams are packed with talent and expertise. Their in-house curriculum is robust and easily accessible. They're constantly reinventing themselves and capitalizing on their technology strengths (Watson, Cloud, AI, Blockchain, etc..). Highly engaged individuals, who establish strong relationships, thrive in the culture.
Cons: Leadership is extremely weak and dysfunctional. Internal processes are mismanaged, disconnected, and inefficient. It's an extremely political environment that rewards cut throat mentality and minimizes collaboration. Transparency is virtually non-existent. They're under constant forecast / revenue /utilization duress which cascades into every aspect of company operations. The compensation is not competitive, and their bonus pay out is highly convoluted with no clear performance ties.  Work-Life Balance is non-existant. After many years of top performance, accolades, Blue Point Awards, I opted to resign, for quality of life, and I have discovered there are many healthy, thriving cultures, with exciting opportunities, that not only engage and reward their employees  but also collaborate with and empower their teams. Their current state is apparent based on not making any "top employer" lists (Forbes, Fortune, Working Mother, Glassdoor, etc...).