https://www.crn.com/news/computing/red-hat-to-lay-off-over-700-employees-report

https://wraltechwire.com/2023/04/24/red-hat-cutting-hundreds-of-jobs-ceo-says-in-letter-to-employees/ Not to worry, CEO did say “We will not reduce roles directly selling to customers or building our products".. right ? right ?

If you’re recently told you are getting an increase, please post. % BU Band Country

So Arvind bought RedHat for an astonishing $34B in 2019. What was the return on this investment 4 years total so far? $2B? $4B? $10B? Or is Arvind asking to wait 10 years to judge, just like Ginny asked for her smart planet, Watson, Weather company... — read more 

...that the down vote storm is actually a Watson AI bot? It's pretty primitive AI technology but it could be trained on a lot of posts to decide good/bad. It never appears to up vote any post which would make sense with old AI (you don't want to... — read more 

Always seems to be $$$ for M&As. https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/04/20/ibm-q1-2023/

There are a lot of things that indicate that those at the top don't care at all about the future of this company, so I feel silly that I still somehow care about this mess being fixed. Just wondering, did any of you ever get the impression that... — read more 

At $6,500 seems kind of expensive!

Samsung Electronics Microsoft IBM :-\ Source: https://www.forbes.com/lists/worlds-best-employers/?sh=5ff900e21e0c

Big Blue made headlines with recent plans to cut 3,900 workers but it turns out the tech giant is actually adding more talent even with the number of job cuts... — read more 

Mr Tough Guy in Singapore now has issued PIPs all around. Less than 70%? Then you are on a PIP and will soon be out the company. No matter that the strategy from the Armonk Ivory Tower isn’t working: the poor sales are YOUR fault. Note to the... — read more 

IBM spending a lot of time in the courtroom lately. . . https://www.wsj.com/articles/globalfoundries-files-trade-secrets-lawsuit-against-ibm-57e1353b By: Dean Seal Updated April 19, 2023 4:21 pm ET GlobalFoundries Inc. GFS -1.75%decrease; red... — read more 

Job cuts may be closer to 5,000 once finished, rather than the previously announced 3,900, he said. Still, IBM hired 7,000 people in the first quarter, he added. Closer to 5K when it's all said and done, eh? Ages and country location of... — read more 

Massive cuts at Lenovo: https://wraltechwire.com/2023/04/19/lenovo-confirms-layoffs-with-computer-sales-plunging-worldwide/

There are, and have been, too many layers of mgt at IBM. Top management is too separated from the real lower-level development world. Top mgt cannot see, and does not want to see and be a part of, lower level work. This is not a new problem. .. — read more 

What is this company (Ok, I know its Presto Db Engine managed service), but what is IBM's strategy to buy it ? IBM runs a closed proprietary database called Db2. Does it mean, it will RA people working on Db2, as it shifts to using Presto ? How... — read more 

Hearing some very interesting stories from colleagues there!

3 Ways Companies Can Stop Gaslighting Workers During Cutbacks And Layoffs Know That The Workplace Is Not A Family Have A Process of Communication Support Your Team After They Are Laid... — read more 

Anyone want to wager on IBM making this mark? https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ibm-said-to-need-nearly-pristine-earnings-report-to-protect-its-stock-79526266

Way to manage your assets, IBM! https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/04/why-is-the-ibm-buildings-parking-lot-always-empty-blame-work-from-home-or-corporate-shakeups.html "CLEVELAND, Ohio — A five-year-old office building is seemingly deserted... — read more 

With everything that is happening in this company, one of the problems that I would be worried about if I were in leadership is that there are still a large number of people leaving. What are they thinking, how will they attract such talents again?... — read more 

Hoping that things will improve at IBM has become futile.

from ... Revenue information: USD $79.1 Billion (as of 2017, Bloomberg) to ... Revenue information: USD $60.3 Billion (as of 2022, IBM)

How's that exit from chip mfg. looking now given the current geopolitical environment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IQ1DfzAD28

For those who are too young to know or have experienced it, this long article may be interesting. For those who are old enough, it's nostalgic, but my word how far IBM as... — read more 

Why serve these people any longer? It's very simple, Leave the company. It's modern caste structure in corporations now. The executive/protective class is milking "you the (slave/serf class)" in order to survive. I don't even care if you go back... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4594020-ibm-stock-deteriorating-competitive-advantage-cloud-computing-age-concern-sell

I'll know I'll be over IBM when I stop coming up to this damn site! Ok, dang, that's still me, .... though I'm not outta here until May 4th. But for those of you still bitter after more than a year - get counseling! I've been laid off 3 times... — read more 

Does anybody the approx percentage of people in IBM consulting - North America let go because of the recent RA that happened . Within that what was the percentage of letter bands (band D and above)

I'm afraid that after these cuts, IBM will regret cutting some of those people, or will eventually have to pay more for necessary replacements. How careful really are they not to RA the wrong people? Damage is easily done but hard to fix.

I watched his livestream today hoping he would answer some of our MANY questions regarding the recent RA, but all he did is say "we are a business" and go on and on talking about stakeholders till I zoned out. I don't even want to look for internal... — read more 

Giving hope to employees who are RAd that they can get an internal job, although it is well known that only a few succeed at it - isn't that highly immoral?

Staff Engineer, Software Engineering $125, 2K stock, 2K bonus

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/international-business-machines-corporation-nyse-110024290.html RUN RUN RUN

More companies have been streamlining, either by divesting or spinning off assets seen as noncore, as they pursue more targeted business strategies. Get ready for anything that's "noncore" to be jettisoned however IBM can do it: ... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/9d9e7f56-1152-3796-b0e4-49ed7d7553f1/ibm-explores-sale-of-weather.html

Although I know people who wished to be cut, unfortunately, there are many who hoped to keep their jobs and are very worried about how to find a new opportunity on the job market in the near future.

When Mexico City-based tech worker Benci Ruiz got an email from an International Business Machines Corp. recruiter in September 2021, she initially thought it was Spam. She now makes around $2,000 a month working remotely as a... — read more 

All the information provided says that finding an internal role in 30 days is acceptable. Is this just there for the rare exception, or will TAs consider you for an internal transfer?

Are they laying of at the North America IBM CIC centers?