IBM

There are some top-notch technical people at IBM. In general, my coworkers are competent and pleasant to work with.

IBM Microelectronics' glory days are in the past. It lost its technological leadership years ago and has long been a second-class semiconductor manufacturer. As IBM continues to be less and less a hardware company and more and more a services/software company, its days as a semiconductor manufacturer seem numbered.

Working for IBM in general is a cold, dehumanizing experience. As an employee, you are a piece of office equipment to be surplussed when business needs change or when there is a business downturn.

IBM needs to recruit experienced outside industry talent who know how to instill the culture change needed to operate a high-performance manufacturing operation. They should also take better advantage of the experience of their alliance partners.