IBM

When I first started working at IBM, I worked with amazingly smart people who mentored and helped me grow professionally and academically.

I was allowed a flexible schedule to be able to continue going to school, finish my MSEE, and start on my PhD.

However, IBM began to pigeonhole me and would not allow me to do new work. I was stuck on a project that I wasn't able to get out of or attempt to correct some problems, since it could slow down the rate at which new features were being added.

• Messing with benefits constantly
• Salaries are low
• Raises are non-existent
• Ability to move jobs within IBM is meager at best, despite what they tell you

Be honest and trust your employees. No one trusts you because you have a history of very bad decisions that are seemingly at odds with IBM's supposed values and traits.