IBM

Excellent people to work with. Challenging job assignments. You get to work with a lot of modern technology.

Management is brutal towards employees. There are yearly layoffs that are random cuts, no matter how good you are. For example, a really good developer was promoted one month and laid off two months later.

The company is very cheap. There is no budget for training or education, and laptop upgrades are only provided every five years.

Management has a very short-term vision, focusing on expense reduction. For instance, hardware is not provided to test software because it is too expensive.

Pay and benefits are below average.

Current short-term focus on stock price, expense reduction, and outsourcing to Asia will destroy this company in the long run. A real vision is needed from upper management, beyond stock price appreciation.