IBM

A lot of good, helpful workers. Decent salary. Flexible work schedule.

Working 60+ hours a week is not uncommon, including weekends, just to keep up with the work.

Performance ratings are given out on a curve. So, even if you are in an area with a lot of high performers, only a small percentage are allowed to get high ratings, and good performers will get low ratings. Those that get the lower ratings are candidates for being laid off.

Executives are focused on EPS and stock prices, likely due to the fact that a lot of their salary is in stock bonuses. Instead of focusing on delivering high-quality products and satisfying their customers to increase revenue, they rely on cutting expenses, including layoffs. The employees are fearful of the next round of layoffs, which occur more and more frequently. There is no longer respect for the employees by the executives like there used to be.

IBM's #1 business principle used to be respect for the individual. This is no longer the case. Currently, employees feel like they could be laid off at any time just to make the bottom line look better. This has led to very low morale in departments.