Pros: Stability is good for those who look long term.

Cons: Slow growth for those who want immediate growth.

Pros: Work/life balance and decent pay, that's it.

Cons: Development practices are archaic and slow to change. Longer-tenured staff adhere to older leadership styles like bullying, manipulation, and intimidation. In general, the role itself has low expectations.

Pros: Amazing work-life balance. Flexible hours. Work from home. Good location, off from downtown Toronto. Respectable culture among people.

Cons: - Poor salary. Band 6 with a Master's are hired at less than 65k. That is dirt low. What is more upsetting is that bonus and salary adjustments are not guaranteed. You might be a star performer with 0 bonus; there goes all your hard work. - Promotions are almost impossible. You spend almost 5-6 years in Band 6 even though you perform very well. That used to be only 2 years some time ago. - Layoffs every year. No job security. Even good people are asked to leave. - The PBC rating process is a pain. I hate filling those documents every mid-year and end-of-year again. - If IBM is going through such a rough patch, where did the money come from to pay a 3.5 million bonus to the CEO? Probably the salary saved by laying so many people off in 2014. That was questionable!!!