IBM

Generally speaking, IBM offers an interesting, challenging, and expansive work environment with good career opportunities. If you deliver your quality work on time and are a good team player, then you will get rewarded. There is equal opportunity. There are lots of chances to further your knowledge through a vast offering of educational opportunities. IBM rewards people who take charge and show interest in the business.

Mediocre salaries and declining benefits.

Poor long-term employment stability prospects.

Generally old and uninspiring work environments.

Mediocre cafeterias.

Work weeks of 40 hours is not so; it's easily 50+ hours in any of the full-time development jobs.

People are frequently, though politely, asked to do whatever's needed to get the job done.

Care more for your employees. Trickle-up "economics" works also within a company.

Be smarter in who you hire and stop moving people around in job positions, unless it's with the employee's full consent. Look for genuine passions rather than schools, grades, and skills.