I thought that I would never think that way about this company, but it looks to me that IBM is lost, without any concrete plan and vision for the future. Do you feel the same?

This is the question of all questions: Unfortunately, I was among those affected by the RA. I never thought it would happen to me, but it did. I'm curious, does anyone have an idea of how the selection process for layoffs works? How does... — read more 

Seeing the impacts of RAs in US last week, many in software impacted. Dev, ecosystem, PM, support I know directly. Did not hear any in Canada, and the rumor of significant impacts to Canada, NOT in the Markham lab are rampant. Anyone have 'reliable'... — read more 

Get ready for more fun starting Tuesday

Very curious timing for AK to be promoting AI days after a significant RA. Not to mention the article being published late in the evening on Good Friday, wouldn't want this sort of news being viewed too... — read more 

As someone who knows the rules and how IBM works inside out, you can take this to the bank: . Yes, IBM SHOULD disclose ages of layoffs, but starting early 20-teens it stopped. IBM got around this by breaking layoffs into small distributed clusters... — read more 

Federal law requires IBM to provide the number of people let go and their ages. If that is highly skewed then you have a legit discrimination case. Before signing anything you should reach out to this firm Lichten & Liss-Riordan, P.C. they have won... — read more 

When I was re-deployed I aggressively started both internal and external search at the same time. I just got hired externally and for a significant raise (should be no surprise given the paucity / lack of IBM raises). And nearly conicident I am RA'd... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/google-amazon-struggle-lay-off-040000317.html It is much easier to lay off the id--ts in US of A.

Big Bleu definitely going against the grain on this trend. By: Callum Borchers Updated April 6, 2023 10:45 am ET https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-older-workers-work-harder-some-bosses-think-so-c4088c7d Kip Conforti is hiring for a part-time... — read more 

The anxiety won't let up for the rest of the week. I am very worried about being RAd. What interests me is how many of those who have been notified will eventually apply for other positions in the company and succeed in getting them... I don't... — read more 

Hey is there any layoff happening in cloud support (compute, vpc, Network )? I heard this will be happening next in USA or in Ireland?

To track April layoffs

IBM shockingly not in the Top 100 on one of these sham lists. Maybe the truth has been filtering out? https://fortune.com/ranking/best-companies/2023/search/

For those saying the 90 days pay is better than before when you received 30 days, are missing the point. No matter how you slice this, the cost to IBM is the same; 120 days. Prior: 90 days notification with that period time to look for an internal... — read more 

I just couldn't believe it when I found out what fantastic people, who have been loyal to this company for years, got a notice. I am also no longer needed here and this will be a stressful period until I find a new opportunity, but I try to look... — read more 

IBM's moving our jobs to Costa Rica (and other low cost countries)... We are also pushing bots as well to help hiring managers through self-service. If you used these bots you know that they are not good at all. Some of talent acquisition... — read more 

Entire North America IT Support Help Desk Team laid off. The team is located in Austin, TX... We are getting 30 days to find a new job, standard RA things apply (severance, etc.) Over 100 people are affected and this is pretty much cripling IBM's... — read more 

https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/04/ibm_and_kyndryl_are_cutting/?td=rt-3a Told of IBM's response, our source said that current employees were under the impression that the 3,900 target cited in January had been hit already, "as that was review... — read more 

I think this needs to be noted - we did hire like crazy recently, many people came in a very high compensation levels. Everyone overhired, IBM overhired, so this is unsustainable. This resulted in all large companies dealing with Data and AI having... — read more 

In layoff info package, there is reference to a Retirement Bridge. What do those who are eligible actually receive? Seems vague.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/04/ibm_and_kyndryl_are_cutting/

If you were RA today, please let us know Country Division Most important AGE

Curious if anybody else that got the axe today got assigned to a new manager from outside the US in workday in the past few days. Wondering if they did that for reporting reasons.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/5k-gm-salaried-workers-buyouts-163036974.html "U.S. salaried workers are being offered one month of pay for every year of service, up to 12 months. They’ll also get COBRA health care and part of the bonuses they would... — read more 

The IBM Security in Atlanta was hit hard today in Engineering. Software developers, document writers, quality assurance, DevOps affected. Last day is May 4th.

I was told that sufficient resources outside the USA were available to take on the work I had performed so my services were no longer needed.

RIF is company wide and roles include engineering. Not sure how many yet, but folks in IBM Automation were affected. Turmoil started in January, so it will not come as a surprise to many.

I feel bad for everyone impacted. I hope you will find something better soon. What explanation were you given for your layoff?

Anyone in TSS affected by RA.

Is this limited to a few groups or is it company-wide? How many people are going to be affected? Have people who are getting laid off already received their invites for meetings or are invites still going out? I'm sorry about all the questions, but... — read more 

I know of several people that have gotten the dreaded calendar invite for tomorrow 4/4 where they will all be told on a group call that they are being laid off (so cold). Not sure full scope but seems huge within Talent Acquisition. Know many people... — read more 

As an IBMer that has been laid off a few years ago. Has any one looked at reducing the big bonus that are given out. I know this is a pipe dream, but if it saves jobs, I think it should be looked into. Not only at IBM, but at all companies.

Our performance is taking a hit because our management philosophy is outdated and doesn't seem to be able to handle even basic problems. This old way of thinking and doing things is holding us back and causing IBM to struggle. We need to shake things... — read more 

I just retired from IBM March 31. I had a young person on my team at IBM ask me for all my contacts at IBM over the years and any assets I developed prior to me leaving. No goodbye, good luck but instead just give me give me. In addition, my manager... — read more 

Be careful what you believe. Especially on this site.

There have been widespread rumors of massive reduction in force to happen first week of April before the quarterly earnings are announced. Has anyone else heard similar rumors that back this up?