IBM

IBM's future seems bright with growing revenue and profits, which is no small consideration in this day and age.

The free resources available for career advancement are very good.

Salary and benefits are competitive.

Layoffs year after year are a morale killer, especially in a profitable company. Training dollars are scarce. Remote teams and management can mean difficulty building relationships. Performance ratings are rationed so high performance does not assure a high rating. You are expected to try to advance your career even if you are very happy in your position and perform well.

Senior management does a good job executing the business plan but a poor job communicating to the troops. When you listen to management proudly describe how well the company is doing, you would like to feel good about the future. Instead, you see news about massive layoffs and wonder what they were thinking.