IBM

Some of the best people I have ever worked with.

Other than management, everyone in the CIC is like one big family.

The great wealth of talent in one place is astonishing!

• Utilisation: The main focus is to get on a project as soon as possible, even if it's not relevant to the career you want to pursue. For example, a developer may be placed on a testing project or even an admin role.

• No focus on career development: There is very little training, and when it is given, you never actually get to put the skills you may have learned into working practice on a relevant project.

• Management: A good manager is one that treats their employees as equals. There is a distinct lack of trust between managers and employees.

• People leaving every week: Given the above reasons, there has been a steady stream of departures from the company. Someone leaving every week makes everyone in the company consider whether it is worth staying and puts a lot of doubt in the minds of all employees.

• Travel: Advertised as based in Leicester, but hardly anyone works in Leicester for more than two weeks in a month. If you are willing to travel every other week, it may be the place for you, but when you have family and children, being forced to travel is not ideal.

• Focus on the career development of us employees so that we can pursue a career we dreamed of pursuing during university.

• Look at the wealth of talent you have within the CIC and find a way of nurturing and developing it.

• Focus on employee retention, not restriction. Value your employees' contributions and help them start and develop their careers.