RE: Would you want to work for IBM?
I worked for IBM for 28 years. I was part of a "Portfolio Refinement" in 2001 (still my personal favorite euphemism for "layoff" and was able to retire at 55. Over that time I saw an "employee-centric" company become one of the most callous and employee-hostile companies around. In the past decade, IBM has demonstrated that its priorities are the bottom line and shareholder value. Employees are a commodity...
Just look at what they have done to the pension program for a roadmap of where they want to go with everything. Every step of the way, they stomped on those who had put the most time into working for them. There is no loyalty to the company anymore. The sad part is that IBM doesn't seem to care....
