Pros: The pay is industry average.

Cons: Too focused on co-location in agile development to save the company. Kills morale! Lay-offs every quarter, with a focus on purging the high-paid senior people.

Pros: Good benefit, growth, good environment, training.

Cons: Long working hours, direct reports being too pushy, tight schedules, and unrealistic planning.

Pros: The flexibility is great. You can work whenever and wherever, within reason. You can work on a variety of technologies, and switching jobs within IBM is not very difficult.

Cons: Read the below for details, but in short, stay away. There are just so many other better companies to work for that will offer you better career opportunities, compensation, and a humanizing work environment. The benefits and compensation are truly average. Every year I have been here, they have taken something away from the employees, for example: * Free coffee * Water jugs * Paid coffee (yes, they took that away) * Subsidized cafeteria food * Team social events * Site social events * Tennis courts (closed down due to disrepair) * Employee stock purchasing plan went from a 15% deduction to 10% * 401k is not matched but once a year instead of per paycheck, which for those who don't get it means you can't earn money that you don't have until they pay out at year-end... assuming they haven't fired you. They have had consistent layoffs or selling of technology since 2009, reducing the local site almost 50%. I understand every company has had to adjust in the current economic climate, but match the above with IBM's record Earnings Per Share numbers and astronomical revenues, and it's a simple formula. Upper management is attempting to meet ludicrous goals at the expense of its employees.