IBM

The work-life balance is decent and the workplace culture is modern.

Pay is fair for the work being done.

For the most part, coworkers are helpful and approachable, but as with everywhere, YMMV.

Opportunities for growth, although they need to be sought out. Employees are encouraged to take on side projects and contribute back to IBM (and beyond) so long as their primary obligations aren't impacted.

Decent career potential if staying at a company for over 5 years.

HR is practically non-existent.

A high turn-around in more junior positions leads to unqualified individuals attaining high ranks simply because they stuck around. Experts on issues are few and far between.

The organization is so large that duplicate work gets done frequently, primarily due to poor collaboration between departments.

Teams aren't given any technical direction, so in most cases, tech stacks will vary significantly from team to team.

Management needs to provide a focused technical direction for teams and developers. Since there isn't any at the moment, collaboration is near impossible; work done in one team is almost never applicable to work done in another.