Hmmm.... if saving money is the reason to hire these folks, will IBM cough up a hundred grand? Doubtful, I think. Your thoughts?
MCC layoffs in October?
Any truth to this rumor?
SHOULD WE SCORE AK'S PERFORMANCE: "CEOs Are Less Likely to Be Scored Below Target"
CEOs Are Less Likely to Be Scored Below Target In addition to higher average annual incentive scores, individual CEO outcomes were much less likely to be scored below target and performance modifiers were less likely to decrease CEO outcomes. As... — read more
IBM Low performance rating
Hello- Anybody faced a IBM low performance indicator from being on medical/parental leave now or in the past and all previous ratings were positive and no written or or-l performance issue was highlighted. just received surprise notification this... — read more
F&O Required learning Client Zero
Anyone get the Assigned learning from Joanne Queen of Scotch ? Has anyone not done any required learning and if so how were you affected ? All this education and Think 40 and still no raise and awful GDP
Trump to add $100,000 fee for skilled worker visa applicants
If you are an H1B applicant, that means you ! https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/trump-to-add-100-000-fee-for-skilled-worker-visa-applicants/ar-AA1MUWoU?ocid=msedgntp&pc=w099&cvid=68cdb285350d407cb225c50fc5f92a3a&ei=24 Are there any... — read more
Can the stock rebound? 10% down from July…
I think we peaked at 295 per share, now its about 30 bucks less. Can it rebound…
BM's head of venture capital shares the 5 'pillars' she considers when deciding to back a startup
Fontaine said it's important to back startups that align with IBM's broader goals. And those goals would be??? https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-head-ai-vc-5-pillars-she-uses-invest-startup-2025-9 By: Alice Tecotzky Sep 13, 2025, 4:35 AM... — read more
visionary leadership at its finest.
ask hr chat bot, what a masterpiece. truly the pinnacle of modern hr. no phone number, no email, just a shiny little bot that loops canned answers like a broken record. wow, groundbreaking. and the it department? absolute geniuses. no phone support... — read more
Any insight on the fall RA?
Feel like it should’ve happened by now. Don’t put it past them to do it during the holidays because they’re disgusting animals, but still, weird that it hasn’t happened yet. Pretty much every BU facing huge budget cites next year. They waiting for Q? — read more
Facts Don't Lie. IBM currently has 600% more job openings in India than the USA
The IBM careers site is showing job openings as follows: India 2400+. USA 400+. UK 125+. And although IBM no longer tells the world where it has employees by country, most people are almost certain India took over from the USA awhile ago for the... — read more
RA Tuesday?
The last few RAs had been announced the third tuesday of March and September. Anyone know if today's the same or if they're halting for 3Q earnings call?
Is Hiring Slowing Down
At time moment there are 4545 postings (some looking for more than one hire.) But that seems lower than it has been. Of those, 2439 are in India. That absolute number and that ratio are not as India-friendly as we have seen in the past. So are we... — read more
'India Is The Workforce For The World', Asserts McKinsey & Company's Top Brass
What Arvind and IBM have been doing at an increasing pace. Video here => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ga-krrYgak No thank you. IBM used to be great. Now it is not even mediocre. The G Man Gerstner cut his teeth at McKinsey which is telling... — read more
Bosses admit they’re using return-to-office mandates to trim down teams—without needing to announce layoffs
Bosses admit they’re using return-to-office mandates to trim down teams—without needing to announce layoffs
"Back in my early years in IT I would yearn for a job at IBM. That feels like decades ago now. Probably because it is."
https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2025/09/08/red_hatters_to_be_big/
Canada finally waking up
https://www.financialexpress.com/business/investing-abroad-indian-students-face-high-rejection-rate-for-canada-study-permits-3974152/ And saying "no more" to the hordes of Indians scamming their visa system. 40% of their international student visas... — read more
Not long ago, when the M in IBM was Machines and not Mediaocracy, IBM was almost most valuable in the world
https://www.businessinsider.com/once-it-seemed-impossible-ibm-is-now-worth-more-than-microsoft-2011-5
Why IBM's CEO Thinks His Company Can Crack Quantum Computing | WSJ's Bold Names
~30min. of AK touting quantum. Rather than starting at the beginning of the video, just start here at 17:55 "Competing for top AI talent". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SY4Ttpoldc Sep 11, 2025 After spending much of the 2010s in the doldrums... — read more
RTP Rob Thomas town hall
For those that were there, what did Rob Thomas say about RTP? Did he say anything about how the RTP main site just closed?
The Bluewashing of Red Hat is Being Completed, Many Staff Understand They'll be Made Redundant
https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/10/The_Bluewashing_of_Red_Hat_is_Being_Completed_Many_Staff_Unders.shtml
Time to put 200% tarrif on outsourcing IT jobs?
If you agree post it.
Alvinds office hours 9/8
Anyone join ? I can’t stand to hear him speak or even look at him He’s so condescending and obnoxious it sickens me
Too funny => CNBC misspells Arvind's name as Arvid on Jim Cramer interview last Thursday
You cannot make this up. See Arvind going by Arvid last Thursday with Jim Cramer. Amateur hour, dumpster fire, imposter syndrome going on at IBM for far too long. =>... — read more
laid off after 9 years
ibm canada laid me off in ottawa after 9 years, and just weeks later they labeled me a low performer... i got an email saying this, even though my last review was positive. i asked my manager in toronto why it happened, and he said his director in... — read more
GSA Unveils GO.gov: A New Era for Federal Travel Management
IBM was awarded a 15-year contract late last year to build and operate the new platform. https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-unveils-gogov-a-new-era-for-federal-travel-management-07292025
Job Hopping Is Out, Job Hugging Is In for Fearful Workers
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-hopping-is-out-job-hugging-is-in-for-fearful-workers-338fe1e6 Employees reluctant to give up job in today’s rocky job market By: Callum Borchers Sept. 3, 2025 9:00 pm ET They don’t seem happy, they don’t... — read more
The Ideal IBM Job
Post here your most incredulous example of executive position in IBM which has limited or no impact on IBM's growth trajectory yet somehow remains entrenched in IBM-Lore as a relevant and essential part of the machine. Examples can include those... — read more
Google's Sundar Pichai, IBM CEO Krishna, Code.org President Speak at WH AI Summit | AC1G
MEETING WITH THE FIRST LADY, MELANIA TRUMP. AI INITIATIVE. Minute 5:08 - AK talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjnBFBJkK10 "Top tech leaders including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, and Code.org President Cameron Wilson... — read more
Buckle up
https://x.com/SouthAsiaIndex/status/1963927195715547432 "Just IN: President Trump considering a proposal to block US IT companies from outsourcing their work to Indian companies — a move that could wreck Indian IT sector & cost millions of jobs." — read more
IBM position with India
Should IBM change its direction with India after this past week we see India running shoulders with Russia?
Just been let go
3 month package, effective 30 days, US, not for performance reasons. Could you give me some advice?
Hans de Goede: Leaving Red Hat
Sounds like he was asked to leave or given incentive to go. https://hansdegoede.dreamwidth.org/30910.html
IBM Cloud to end free human support, suggests customers use enhanced AI instead
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/ibm_cloud_basic_support_changes/ Shift to self-service will apparently improve support, presumably Big Blue's bottom line too Thu 4 Sep 2025 // 03:32 UTC IBM Cloud will update the services it provides under... — read more
Red Hat QA Team Reduction
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-ARM-Changes-Red-Hat-QA
New Laptop Re-fresh: Dell laptops
I am not sure how it is in your region, but we are disappointed that first time ever, we are receiving DELL laptops as a part of the refresh cycle instead of Lenovo. Maybe some in this forum folks have insights into what may be the reason.
Massive and Pointless MCC Re-Org
See you in a month for the RA’s. So pathetically predictable. Debanding next. Then five days in office. Garbage human beings.
" Have there been layoffs at Red Hat? I'm seeing several people on LinkdIn saying that they've left Red Hat."
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1s1fqkc
Local gov issues orders to establish IBM quantum computer at AQCC
My question is this: What is happening with our IP? Why is this happening in a country that didn't come up with a single innovation in tech or science and for the size of its population only has 12-13 Nobel prizes (just a single measure of non... — read more
TSS
Is TSS IBM GLOBAL SERVICE or whatever they are called these days. What is the plan for that?