IBM reviews

* Compensation. IBM brand is one of the best in the world. As a result, do not expect to be compensated heavily. * Huge organization. Consequently, things move at a slower pace than you would normally anticipate. But, don't give up so easily. People are committed to doing the right thing and have a bias for the right action. * Global integration is both a boon and a bain. Bain because, a lot of times you never get to see who you are working with on the other side of the table. You will recognize them by their voice and know a lot about them, but you would have never met them in your life.

If you work for IBM for a long time and try to move to another industry, you're in for a little culture shock, most places aren't that laid back compared to IBM. I know several people who left IBM to work for one of the big finance companies and they went back to IBM to beg for their job back because they couldn't handle the workload and amount of off-hour commitments. Try to keep yourself up to date on technologies and hardware that's going on outside of IBM to avoid becoming a dinosaur.