So what does everyone think the plan to weather a recession entails? Aside from this though, AK is optimistic about corporate spend over the next few years but pessimistic about the supply chain issues, particularly with respect to chips, over the... — read more 

i left in 2018. Lately seems like a mass exodus of "talent". The shoe lady (Michelle) was a disaster. But heard her replacement was even worse....

Anyone got RA today?

I wonder if it is even worth trying and making extra efforts in order to survive PIP.

So those who were at ibm on the 100th anniversary got the grand amount of shares from IBM (7). I just got a letter from Morgan Stanley saying as i have invested in kindryl i get to vote blah blah blah, so did IBM swap those IBM share to kindryl or... — read more 

What’s the feeling??? Analysts are saying around 6% growth. What does the layoff say?? About right? No little growth - just economic engineering We’re doomed - doomed for sure????

It looks like Microsoft is laying off today in their MCS consulting group. There is talk that Oracle will have big cuts on the consulting side. Do you think we'll be going in the same direction?

I guess the point is they try to get across with their arrogance that they are in charge. My manager enjoys putting pressure or even blame on us and does it constantly. I'm almost used to it and I'll try to ignore such behavior until I leave here... — read more 

Those with Alliance" or "Partner" in their title don't contribute to anything but self preservation. They sell nothing and waste everyone's time with internal calls that bring no value. In fact I'm certain their loyalties lie outside of IBM. HR... — read more 

So a former IBMer makes this list? Good for her, but how pathetic for IBM. Thought Big Bleu really expended effort in identifying and retaining top talent? [NOTE: AK didn't even sniff one of the 24 slots on Barron's "Top CEOs of 2022" list --... — read more 

Someone made an excellent observation that executives seem to see IBM more as a financial company and less of a tech company. Since when is it like that? That disappointed me quite a bit. When I applied here, my expectations were completely... — read more 

https://www.barrons.com/articles/ibm-stock-tech-earnings-51657213705

Left IBM during COVID as part of a RIF after 15+ years with Big Blue. I am so glad I moved on but that's for another post. Today, I got a call from a Band 10 inquiring about potential positions with my current employer. According to him, several... — read more 

"We’ve shifted to cloud...we’ve been eliminating monolithic applications one after the other after the other...we’re moving to a zero data center, zero mainframe environment that’s more flexible, secure, and... — read more 

IBM business model is to buy software companies with a leading product and then dramatically increase licence costs and cut support and development. Rename the product every 12 months with the latest buzz words and when it is no longer profitable... — read more 

Here is a good source of salary info for IBM. In short, the company is required to disclose salary info for all H1B visa applicants. This is logged in a gov database that's available for download. For example, we have 202 IBM salaries reported for... — read more 

Has Job Market Cooled Off? Is the hiring market cooling off? Here’s what recruiters are seeing By Ty West – Editor-in-Chief, The Playbook, Jun 22, 2022 Leslie Loveless, CEO of executive search firm Slone Partners, recently heard from a CEO who... — read more 

https://www.socialistalternative.org/2022/06/27/how-to-unionize-your-workplace-a-step-by-step-guide/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-companies-2022-technology-information-linkedin-news/

https://www.cityam.com/employers-could-be-sued-if-they-cut-remote-and-hybrid-workers-salaries-lawyers-say/ Employers giving pay cuts to remote and hybrid workers could face discrimination lawsuits, employment lawyers have said. Companies that pay... — read more 

Pataki - speaking before many workers at Heritage Circle off North Street - boldly proclaimed that "all 4,000 jobs are going to be protected and remain here in Endicott for at least the next ten... — read more 

In addition to a prison sentence for conviction of corporate fraud, federal criminal statutes allow for the imposition of criminal fines and restitution. Criminal fines can be extensive and often equal twice the amount of total fraud committed... — read more 

It's no coincidence that Nickle is broadcasting this advice right before the beginning of 3Q. . . https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/30/ibm-hr-chief-how-to-stand-out-in-a-new-job-and-impress-your-boss.html

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220630005670/en/Francisco-Partners-Completes-Acquisition-of-IBM%E2%80%99s-Healthcare-Data-and-Analytics-Assets-Launches-Healthcare-Data-Company-Merative "Under the ownership of Francisco Partners, the new... — read more 

Let's face it, Jim Whitehurst is bound by a Non-Compete Agreement and there's a reason for it. IBM has him recharging his batteries to take over IBM in the near future. He saved Delta and Red Hat, he's going to attempt to do that again at IBM. .. — read more 

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna told CNBC’s Sara Eisen at the Aspen Ideas Festival that about 20% of the tech company’s U.S.-based workers are back in the office three days or more, and he never thinks that will return to anything near... — read more 

This is a major announcement as Infor has 15% of the I series install base. That’s a lot of porting going on to Intel https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/29/infor_ibm_iseries/

https://newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Reacts-to-the-U-S-Supreme-Court-Ruling-on-Roe-vs-Wade "IBM has for decades included coverage for reproductive health services in our U.S. medical plans. That coverage will continue, as will our long-standing policy of... — read more 

Yet more competition for Power, especially scaleout product sets https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hpe-greenlake-adds-open-source-150000916.html

IBM set to complete the Watson Health sale to Francisco Partners on June 30. Execs will be axed.

https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/27/ibm_age_discrimination_emails/ Just days after being ordered to provide messages, Big Blue opts out of public trial Less than a week after IBM was ordered in an age discrimination lawsuit to produce internal... — read more 

We continue to work in an absolutely toxic work environment. It's so easy to see that the leadership learned exactly nothing from all the negative publicity that came with the many age discrimination revelations. I guess until they face some severe... — read more 

From the IBM website: "New Creators are the visionaries applying technology in innovative ways to drive progress in business — and the world. See how their creativity is changing everything, from the way we learn to the food we eat." I've had a... — read more 

Additional signatories include the CFOs from PepsiCo Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., HP Inc., International Business Machines Corp. , Yum! Brands Inc. and Johnson & Johnson. The companies didn’t immediately comment or declined to comment beyond the... — read more 

In this case, just like the Langley lawsuit in Texas, the IBM attys will be running up the stairs to the courthouse trying to settle. I hope Schenfeld doesnt so the whole world can see the true IBM. They don't want these documents out. The Lohnn v... — read more 

Qantas is parting ways with IBM and Fujitsu, in addition to Telstra, under a major technology modernisation program. The "natural" end of the airline's large and long-running IT relationships was accelerated by the pandemic, which encouraged Qantas... — read more 

Any layoffs today?