IBM reviews

Strategic corporate investments that are not carefully thought thru. Corporate PR that gets ahead to corporate capabilties. Senior executive cliques. Upward communication demanded but very little strong downward communication. Frequent requirements for providing the same information and reports in different formats to different people.

There are still many pockets of "good old boys." And, unfortunately, they still get away with things that most would consider bad, if not illegal in 2008. There is still a serious lack of communication between various matrixed management and this impacts answers' to employees questions. You may get a different answer each time. Another downside is the increased managing of earnings. Many sales people leave because of retroactive quota increases, the feeling that they cannot impact their quotas/ objectives and that there is no career path for sales. The account executives rule the roost and this is the epicenter of the good old boys territory. You will see few women in these positions and if you do, they are still openly mocked behind their backs. IBM touts values, but sometimes has a difficult time implementing these. They will protect managers above employees in all circumstances. Fairness and respect for the individual are lacking.