IBM

IBM has excellent executive management, and they know very well how to run a business. I would say IBM is a good investment, but not a good employer. You can learn a lot about business if you are in the management chain at some senior level.

IBM is not a very well-paying employer. IBM has excellent executive management, but they are quite conservative in passing profits down the line. IBM is always striving to increase margins, and they try that from both ends: increase product/service rates and pay less to employees. In my opinion, this is a short-term view instead of developing a satisfied workforce with high morale.

Smart employees are IBM's assets, and you shouldn't try to exploit them. If you give peanuts, you will get monkeys, and smart people with options won't like to stay as a monkey for a long time.