IBM

Overall, IBM is a workplace where life and work are well balanced. The management is professional and friendly. The technology is new, if not the most cutting-edge. If you're a person who thinks that life is equally or more important than work, IBM is an ideal place to work.

Career growth is not obvious to everyone, unless you're quite aggressive. It takes longer than at other hyper companies for you to advance. Plus, it's lagging behind in providing competitive compensation compared to those new companies.

As a software developer, another thing I don't like is that the company's budget control is so tight. I cannot get my laptop, my supposed major workstation, upgraded in 5 years. It's already an useless junk.

Now I'm using my personal computer for the company's work. That's right! I'm subsidizing the company to perform my daily job.

1. Don't let a small thing (like an out-dated workstation) demotivate a worker.
2. Provide competitive compensation so that the worker won't feel she/he is valued more somewhere else.