If you were pip this week, please let us know your age, division and country. Guys, remember. If you were put wrongfully on a pip with unreachable goal you can file for a lawsuit. It is very important you say your age, so attorneys see there is a... — read more
RA week ending September 16
If you were RA this week please let us know your age, division and country.
IBM to Post $5.9 Billion Pension-Transfer Charge in Third Quarter
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-13/ibm-says-it-will-report-5-9-billion-charge-in-pension-agreement By: Brody Ford and Max Reyes September 13, 2022 at 4:12 PM CDT International Business Machines Corp. said it would report a $5.9... — read more
IBM dumps older pension obligation to insurance companies
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/0120452e-569a-38a7-9ff1-54d21c9279ba/ibm-transfers-%2416-billion-in.html?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
Any IBM Employees who face work place abuse or discrimination?
Are there any IBM employees here who face discrimination or work place abuse due to the IBM hiring of H-1B contractors? We want to hear from you (855) 477-4900 join our class action lawsuit against IBM due to ageism and discrimination due to unfair... — read more
Quiet quitting is a bad decision
Isn't quiet quitting just a waste of time? I think that those who decide to do so might fall into the trap and end up becoming unmarketable and stuck in this place.
Unfairly placed on PIP
I consider myself rather self-critical but I truly believe that I was put on PIP totally unfairly. Much worse performers were spared from this. I wonder what this is all about. How many more of you are there who have been unfairly placed on... — read more
Was the Red Hat purchase a good move?
A few years into it, what do you think about it now?
IBM settles sales reps’ commissions suit for $4.75M
Another one settled before trial. Big Bleu definitely doesn't want any details emerging, ever. https://wraltechwire.com/2022/09/07/ibm-settles-sales-reps-commissions-suit-for-4-75m/
RA - 9/8/2022
If you are RA today please let us know country, division and age.
Quiet quitting
There are a lot of talks in the media all over the place about quiet quitting... Anyone quiet quitting at IBM?
Jones Day Defends IBM in Ageism Lawsuits
Wanna know who defends IBM in all of the age discrimination lawsuits? A classy act of slimeballs known as Jones Day. Too harsh? Read... — read more
Shares ibm to execs
Not bad if you can get it https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/IBM/insider-transactions/
IBM DXC Merger
Hi there! This is a guy from another great company DXC (check out https://thelayoff.com/dxc). Past two days, we have been inundated with news that IBM and DXC are in talks for a merger. Seems something is really going on as 13million shares of DXC... — read more
#join-arvind slack channel
Hmm. I wonder what would happen if everyone here posted their tough questions to the #join-arvind slack channel for upcoming ask me anything on September 7th. That could be interesting. Hmm.
Who cares RA or PIP Bring it on
First thing I'm going to do is speak my mind and stop holding my tongue. Then I'm going to start telling my clients the honest truth. It will be nice for a change and will get me ready for my next move.
Mindset
I left as part of a package and decided to retire, thanks to a nice pension that was once the norm in America. If someone needs to work, remember to work hard for your team but forget the Camelot mindset of company loyalty going both ways. That has... — read more
RA or Fired August 28 - Sept 2
If you got RA, fire or was put on a pip this week, please provide country, division and let as know if you are over 50 years old.
IBM is guilty of discrimination
IBM HR trolls trying to discredit the age discrimination comments. The lawsuits settled by IBM indicates IBM is guilty.
IBM disguised Watson Health layoffs as a 'redeployment initiative'
https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/29/ibm_allegedly_hid_watson_health/ "We were told we would be redeployed back into IBM," our source told us, noting that most if not all of the internal job opportunities available required relocation. "They never... — read more
IBM is a discriminative company
IBM discriminates older employees and RA then. At the same time they hire college graduates in masses. They make RA employees train college graduates.
RA - August 25
If you are RA today please let us know country, division and age.
Competing against young college graduates
Looking for a new job in my case boils down to competing against young college graduates. I am discouraged because I have been trying to get a satisfactory offer for too long now. It seems that the chances of getting a good offer for us with many... — read more
In the Cloud, Legacy’s Revenge: Oracle, SAP, IBM Thrive in Hot New Category
I believe these successes will drive IBM to continue making it easier for customers to gain value by working with (a) its great technology and its ability to seamlessly span on-premises and the cloud and (b) its deep industry... — read more
Anyone in US Expert Labs?
Anyone watching this forum in US Expert Labs (not Expertise Connect)? If yes: how busy are you staying this year? What type of engagement(s) are you on (short or long term)? What's your utilization to date? Are you back on the road or... — read more
Signs that you may be on the RA list?
Those who were RAd at one time, I wonder if you had any clues that you would soon be out of a job. Were there any red flags? I ask because earlier I heard from one person that she was RAd, even though she firmly believed that she was safe, and even... — read more
Boss blocking internal transfer
Last December I ended up in a group that I don't like (my team was dismantled) so I finished the half and requested a transfer. My FLM was fired last month and apparently he didn't tell anyone I was looking to leave so now my transfer is being block... — read more
RA cheat sheet/Ageism for @OP+1igzJkmH and others
Responding to @OP+1igzJkmH. I feel everyone might find this useful, so I am placing here. As someone who knows this in excruciating detail, you take what I am about to tell you as gospel. Given I don’t know what your band is or job type, here... — read more
GBS?
Selling off GBS would be the death knell for IBM They are the guys who recommend Redhat, AI, and application modernization of the legacy (AK’s only strategy) Can IBM slim down GBS where they don’t act as a catalyst ABSOLUTELY, but selling them is not... — read more
RA August 18
If you are RA today please give us details.
Got my marching papers
I am a 64 years old, 20 year IBM veteran, consistently with positive rating. Out of the blue my manager called to inform me that my services are no longer needed. 1 minute later I get an email with the severance details (lending me to believe this... — read more
RA Thu 18 Aug
If you expect to be laid off on August 18th, or learn that you are on or after that date, please provide details. People get indignant about this type of post meanwhile this was the original intent of this entire website (reporting of layoffs, not... — read more
Is it even worth making the effort to survive PIP?
Some say it's worth it, and some say it's a short cut to being pushed out of the company with almost no chance of surviving it.
IBM settles with widow of exec who ki---d himself after layoff
IBM has settled the age-discrimination case brought against it by the widow of a sales executives who took his own life after being laid off. Denise Lohnn and Big Blue reached a tentative agreement on March 31, and US District Judge Lewis Liman... — read more
Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy
https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/caste-california-tech-giants-confront-ancient-indian-hierarchy-2022-08-15/ "Elsewhere in tech, IBM told Reuters that it added caste, which was already in India-specific policies, to its global... — read more
I see, divested already.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PurifyPlus
Is Rational Software and Pure Atria still existing inside IBM???
I have not heard from them in a while. Are they doing good? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Software
RA August 11
If you got RA today. Please let us know country, division etc.