IBM

There are a lot of smart people, and it used to be a good place to get skills with every project you worked on.

To some degree, some of that still happens. But you're mostly on your own for education. It can be found, but it's mostly on your own time.

If you're a technical person, there is a path for that, and most of the management team is happy to have people that have good quality technical skills. There are some select projects that are still good to be on.

I also know a lot of smart people who have left the company.

Bonuses, for the most part, are gone. Raises, non-existent. The constant threat of getting caught up in a resource action.

A lot of people are often double-booked (depending on the project you work on). Those who are smart enough to go, often do when they realize that the peaks and valleys of a project have now just become constant peaks with the expectation that you are available all the time.

Customer issues have ballooned because of the sales-oriented culture. Just have things to sell, even if they are not ready yet (which often happens).

There are a lot of employees who are only staying until something better comes along. What was once a company full of innovation is now a sales and services company looking for something to sell. The company seems to be selling its soul right now in order to make the 2015 numbers.