One of the biggest mistakes was cutting experienced sellers. Does the damage done there seem irreparable to you? Unfortunately, I think that the consequences of that bad decision will be felt even more in the future.

If you were RA or put on a PIP this week, please mention your age, country and division.

What do naysayers have to say?

Per Gartner: "Digital Immune System"; "Applied Observability"; "AI Trust, Risk and Security Management (AI TRISM)"; "Industry Cloud Platforms"; "Platform Engineering"; "Wireless-Value Realization"; "Superapps"; "Adaptive AI "; "Metaverse "... — read more 

Will current promotions/ raises freeze be lifted?

The blue-washing starts from the top down. Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated, https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2022/10/12/red-hat-ibm-executive-leadership-changes.html By: Lauren Ohnesorge – Senior Staff Writer, Triangle... — read more 

Anyone was RA or put on the PIP this week? If yes, please state your age, division and country.

In fact, if they put you on PIP, I'm wondering if it's even worth the extra effort to try to survive it. Given that some are totally unfairly placed on PIP, it makes me think about how much it really has to do with performance and if it's worth... — read more 

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/analysts-estimate-ibm-ibm-to-report-a-decline-in-earnings%3A-what-to-look-out-for

Arvind Krishna calls for partners' help in winning new customers and why is AK still here ? he is just as clueless as his predecessor. https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4057889/ibm-ceo-direct-clients-fallen-400

https://www.inc.com/nick-hobson/googles-rest-vest-days-for-sr-employees-are-over-says-ceo-its-a-brilliant-idea.html

R.I.P. cloud. Hopefully AK exits this sector before it collapses. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cios-still-waiting-for-cloud-investments-to-pay-off-11664449203 By: Angus Loten and Isabelle Bousquette Sept. 29, 2022 7:00 am ET Many companies that... — read more 

https://blocksandfiles.com/2022/10/04/ibm-red-hat-storage/

If you got RA please say your age, country division. If you were put on a PIP, please say your age,

Yet another IBM con job -- "Money talks, BS walks": https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2022/10/06/biden-poughkeepsie-ibm-visit-announcement/69543043007/

https://eu.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/10/06/biden-poughkeepsie-ibm-visit-announcement/69543043007/

Take note where IBM is saying it’s future lies Semiconductors, mainframe, AI and quantum. The only legacy moving forward is mainframe and it’s future evolution. Everything else must go as the world has already found alternative... — read more 

https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/04/ibm_settles_more_discrimination_claims/?utm_medium=share&utm_content=article&utm_source=reddit

I can pickup dog sh-t on the sidewalk and make same amount of money. The tech salaries are so disgusting low. I'm quitting fk this place

Former IBM East Fishkill site. This is another layoff method using subterfuge. https://midhudsonnews.com/2022/10/02/global-foundries-to-lay-off-over-1000-east-fishkill-employees-with-sale-of-company/

If yes, please post age, division and country. If by any chance you were place on the pip? What is your age?

Anybody hear anything more about this? Or just a rumor? https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM/comments/xly5w3/are_all_ssrscestechnicians_going_to_be_moved_to/

The end of an era: https://www.pressconnects.com/story/money/2022/09/28/old-ibm-buildings-in-endicott-targeted-for-demolition/69522583007/

So perfect. https://dilbert.com/strip/2022-09-24

If i complete the requirements of PIP successfully. i.e the metrics to achieve the PIP what happens in the final meeting . Do they make up any silly reason to still let me go since there is no HR to review the progress. Will they close the PIP and... — read more 

The picture in the article is facing east, looking down Watson Boulevard, with Bldg. 46 in the background, just beyond the new/proposed iM3NY building: https://nypost.com/2022/09/21/ny-factory-to-challenge-china-in-global-lithium-battery-race/ — read more 

This is for those that have real experience or first hand knowledge of IBM PIP. If your last day of PIP is end of quarter and the meeting is held on that day , would they send you a letter that same evening on last day of PIP terminating you if you... — read more 

No money for anything in Q3 and likely to be the case for Q4 too. And no money for raises. But plenty of money for yet more... — read more 

When is IBMd hiring freeze ending

Hello - Anybody know how do you find out the HR partner in IBM is for your upline/ group THE AskHR Bot is useless they keep directing me to my manager and my manager keeps telling me he dosent know will ask and never comes back to answer anything... — read more 

If you were RA this week, please let us know.

Does IBM mark you ineligible for rehire if you get fired for PIP ? Anyone use FMLA to delay the layoff (you wont get paid but you can atleast prevent a big gap in employment) - Anyone successfully done that ?

RT borrowed a phrase "if your behavior and that of your managers is conventional, then you will get conventional results." I must add that at IBM, conventional managers and executives from the traditional IBM world will not only deliver conventional... — read more 

Does PIP always come up in background check with external companies after you have been selected for the position. Does IBM really reveal that data to external companies

If anyone worked on the IBM crypto anchor verifier project, please comment. I am compiling a massive list of fake technologies IBM has asked me and others to work on. The crypto anchor verifier doesn’t work. At all. Not even a little bit. My team... — read more 

Any guesses?

Based out of US - Anybody on here who went through an IBM fabricated unattainable PIP just because you were put on a list which the manager himself cannot understand or provide any guidance on how to complete because of orders to reduce cost from... — read more 

Poor results, he's kind of quiet, 360 complaints, etc. Is he on a PIP yet?

"However, it does not signal a downsizing of the workforce, said Dexter Henderson, vice president of power systems at IBM and the senior executive in Austin." From ~800K sq. ft. down to 375K sq. ft. certainly signals a reduction in... — read more