Apparently, the managing and owning of IBM data centers will end up going over to Kyndryl. Not sure if this is news or anything, but, I just thought this information was interesting to hear. I don't know if that means all IBM data centers, or not. — read more
Voluntary redundancy plan in France - Update
IBM announced in early May a voluntary redundancy plan in France for up to 1251 people. We just learned that out of ~4900 employees, 2513 (more than half) asked for extra information and 1547 filed a complete and valid application, which required... — read more
Good culture means so much more than I expected
When I decided to leave my much smaller company for IBM I did my research and I knew what I was getting into, but the pay increase was large enough to make me think it would make up for it. I was wrong. Being able to enjoy your work, being able to... — read more
When is bonus happening this year?
When does bonus get handed out? Specifically in the Canadian office.
IBM leadership keeps making the same mistake
All they see when they push for getting rid of older and long tenured employees is the money they can save on their pay by hiring somebody new and cheaper. What they don't see is all the problems that come from losing so much long term institutional... — read more
Instant and Turbonomic
So with the recent acquisitions of both Instana and Turbonomic in the monitoring/observability space where does that leave Tivoli and its products? Looks to me IBM is ready to jettison all the Tivoli stuff… comments?
IBM does not understand its competition?
Amazon ECS Anywhere, Azure Arc, Google Anthos, the hyperscalers are all in on hybrid cloud now. IBM is going to need a lot more than just RH OpenShift and CloudPaks to counter them. Meanwhile IBM leadership delusionally still thinks VMWare is the... — read more
This is getting tiresome
Things are getting worse here daily. The toxic work environment has completely snuffed out any joy I had in doing my job and don't even get me started on all the bu-----t politics we have to deal with all the time. I miss the days when I didn't dread... — read more
Kyndryl Operations will be based in Rochester, MN
Apparently, since IBM RESO was unable to sell the real estate holdings in Rochester for anything more than a fire sale price, Kyndryl Operations will be based there, so the real estate can be included in the spin off. (Kyndryl HQ will be based in... — read more
Memo re Red Hat
Your old pal Deep Throat here. I decided to add a few words re Red Hat revenue after our CEO made these remarks the other week. "“This year it will be over $5 billion,” IBM CEO Arvind Krishna told analysts on Thursday at the Annual Bernstein... — read more
Any recent IBMers having luck in the job market ?
Well was let go end of March, must admit have not had any luck finding a decent paying job. Just curious if any others are having the same issue ? I thought companies would want to hire ex IBMers, but maybe those of us up in age, are not looked upon... — read more
IBMers are not motivated and don't want to work
Is it true many teams don't have much work and they are just fooling exec? Looks likes employees are tired of low pay raises and bonuses. Some people are only working 10-15 hours a week. In my team also I see few people doing the same. Is it the same... — read more
IBM strategy as of mid-may
https://www.itcandor.com/ibm-strategy-2021/
WHY IBM IS SUING GLOBALFOUNDRIES OVER CHIP ROADMAP FAILURES????
https://www.nextplatform.com/2021/06/10/why-ibm-is-suing-globalfoundries-over-chip-roadmap-failures/
Best of IBM
Is the "Best of IBM" program what Golden Circle used to be, or something different? And does 100% club still exist? There was a time when 100% club was tiered, and you had to over-achieve to gain any benefit from it - 100% you got a pin and nothing... — read more
Pulling the Plug on Med City
It has been leaked by reliable inside sources that with the imminent sale of Watson Health along with the spinoff of kyndryl, that Rochester MN will be closing shop.
Kyndryl time line
IBM currently plans that within the third quarter of 2021, Kyndryl will commence operations within IBM in most countries. Kyndryl will then spin off from IBM as a separate publicly traded company on a date to be announced, subject to the satisfaction... — read more
Never been happier to be wrong
A friend who was laid off about a year ago just started his new job. Nearly the same pay as here but he'll be getting proper quarterly bonuses and his benefits beat ours by a mile. I've never in my life been so happy that somebody didn't take my... — read more
September 7th 2021 - IBM workers are returning to the office
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/09/ibm-tells-us-employees-they-will-return-to-the-office-in-september.html IBM told U.S. employees this week that they will be able to return to the office the week of Sept. 7. Fully vaccinated employees will be... — read more
First day at my new job...
and my boss says to me: Those boys at IBM ordered a stack of those Catch-of-the-Day boxes. I told them you would personally deliver them within the hour. UGH!!
Instead of raise, you can only get an excuse
Getting a raise here is a mission impossible. IBM is always ready with an excuse not to give you a raise. What’s the most lame excuse you got instead of the expected raise?
IBM Stock Goes from “Worst” to “BEST!” Tech Performer in 7 Months!!!
Exciting times at IBM! https://www.elliottwave.com/Trading/IBM-Stock-Goes-from-Worst-to-BEST-Tech-Performer-in-7-Months-Can-You-Keep-Up
IBM Urges House Passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
AK smells a Fed subsidized windfall. . . https://www.ibm.com/policy/usica/?social_post=4945550314&linkId=120869427
Back to office from sept 7th
Wtf is wrong with IBM!? Why are they so eager to call everyone back to office?
Experience with Reorg
Anyone want to share their thoughts on the experience of going through an IBM internal "Transformation?" (basically its a reorg) I know a lot of shared services teams in F&O went through them
Workers are retiring in droves, but it’s not always something to celebrate
"What a disconnect: Record job openings, but rising joblessness among key parts of the workforce. There was much chatter this morning’s report that there are big labor shortages because of pandemic-related... — read more
looks like some in IBM are doing very well
I'm in the wrong role - I can do VP - honest. https://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/51143.htm
GlobalFoundries Says IBM Demanding $2.5 Billion as IPO Nears
Finally explains the real reason the Big Bleu and GloFlo agreement crumbled. And of course, Bottom-feeding Bleu trying to recoup that $1.5B that Ginni flushed down the... — read more
Will Q2 be a debacle?
There is still quite a bit of time until the presentation of the Q2 results, but I wonder what you think can be expected? I hope it won’t be a big debacle, because a lot depends on those quarterly results.
Yes, there is life after IBM
Left back in 2007 due to a skills rebalancing. Just one of many terms for a layoff. Get out if you aren't already and remember, there is life after IBM, and it will be a lot better life too.
Share your true experiences compared to other similar companies
I have seen many ibmers move to FAANG, Microsoft and many good start ups. But has anyone from these reputed and good companies come to IBM for the next step in their career? This will be great insight about why they left previous company and how do... — read more
Hard truth
IBM has lost its way for quite sometime now. They had some of the best people at one point and now almost all of them are gone. They feed you the lowest wages out of any tech company. The executives have mismanaged every step within the company. IBM... — read more
When will next RA in System BU's Power Line
Last year it was end of May. Will there be any this year?
Red Hat surges toward $5 billion in revenue, IBM CEO boasts
$5B in revenue for $34B spent. . . By: Lauren Ohnesorge – Senior Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal Jun 4, 2021, 1:15pm EDT https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2021/06/04/ibm-ceo-talks-red-hat-success.html Red Hat’s growth... — read more
IBM is a joke
Thanks to the lack of job security and worsening work culture, among many other things, the majority of the smartest people are already gone from IBM. Most of the people who are still here are either underachievers or IBM veterans who are a year or... — read more
If you can go back in time…
And knowing what you know today, would you have done anything differently in your career at IBM?
experiencing a cult like culture
No diversity, not enough techies, too much micro management. Most in the team are managers, leads and non-technical. As one of the SME, I’m carrying a lot of the load but can’t complain because we are “family”. We often go through these team bonding... — read more
Guys, just leave
I spent 7+ years giving this company my all and being loyal through ups and downs in what was a bright spot in the darkness of IBM. Then, the winds of change started finally blowing in my BU 3Q2020. "Just another down, it'll be okay," I thought as I... — read more