IBM

Colleagues and the flexibility to learn new skills

They have a performance table that you have to meet. However, if you are running at, say, 94% efficient throughout the year, just before you go for your annual review, mysteriously your efficiency drops below the threshold. This is a way that they keep you working extra hours for free. It's not uncommon to be working at 10 p.m. to write a report that no one will ever look at. Also, on your pension contributions, it's supposed to be, say, employee pays 4% and employer tops up with 8%, etc. Not true, you as the employee pay the full 12%. The pension structure is cleverly set up. If you ever work there, check your payslip ASAP.

No. As most of the management are content with the current format, as it helps them and not the lower staff. A dog-eat-dog environment.