IBM

• Great salary, benefits, and 401(k) plan.
• Great work-life balance program.
• Managers are great about having monthly one-on-ones with their employees to discuss performance and business changes. They also allow employees to share their concerns and feedback.
• Amazing and talented people are everywhere in the business, and IBM provides numerous resources to grow your knowledge.

• Not a 40-hour-a-week job. Although IBM has a strong commitment to work-life balance, if you want a great performance review at the end of the year, you better be willing to make some sacrifices.

• Career paths are virtually non-existent. Employees are left with the responsibility of deciding where they want to go with their career. This may sound great, but rarely does an opportunity arise during a time you'd be approved to leave your current position.

Provide some sort of career path for employees. Don't just tell them that their career lies in their hands. This leads to major frustration and makes it hard to retain employees.