IBM

Education is required, supported, and cutting-edge.

Access to industry information and research is highly valuable and transferable to future employment.

Corporate and divisional goals are clearly articulated at the beginning of each year, although they frequently change dramatically from one year to the next.

IBM makes no secret that they are moving thousands of jobs overseas. In order to stay under the radar, they are accomplishing this in increments of under 1000 people at a time.

The IBM infrastructure is impossible to gain proficiency in navigating; long-time veterans have trouble finding out 'where to go or who to talk to'. Benefits have stagnated over the years, and the huge number of retirees draw on IBM revenue.

IBM's research is cutting-edge, but they generally do not execute on trillion-dollar ideas. When IBM lays people off, they target the most senior and highly paid employees. It is common that layoffs include 30-year veterans who have had incredible success at adding value to IBM and increasing IBM revenue. These people are shell-shocked and blindsided when they get word their job has been offshored.

IBM is not making any friends in the United States by sending jobs overseas. For every senior person laid off, IBM makes a solid enemy in virtually every industry in the world.

Also, start capitalizing on the wealth of patents granted each year. There has got to be at least one multi-billion dollar idea in the 15,000 patents IBM files each year.