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 

Is IBM done with the RA’s Fiorella this yesr

I have been a victim of micro management from both my manager and second line. They both are very well friends and does a lot of micromanagement inside the team. I with 2 colleagues in a team of 4, feel the same and we discuss what to do on a daily... — read more 

Title says it all, lots of speculation and haters on here, but has anyone actually been laid off lately?

Who comes up with these tv ads? I just saw an IBM commercial for hybrid cloud that was showing some football practice/training. What does hybrid cloud have to do with football?

First I worked in a small startup, then in two established companies and then I came to IBM. I have encountered disorganization and miscommunication everywhere, but especially here. I wonder if the only way to avoid this is to be self-employed? Now... — read more 

Yes, it's ECS anywhere from Amazon. https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/anywhere/ It's the most competitive to the hybrid cloud strategy. They don't have any BS such as Cloud Oaks and OpenShift. Simply ECS in clients infrastructure, which will cost... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4432812-how-much-is-ibm-worth This is the stake in the heart for current executive management. They started out behind the power curve and can’t escape the legacy that Ginni left them. He-l of a job IBM board ... — read more 

Why Are people so eager to go back to office? There's a question in literally every exec meeting. I am a young person and still do not want to go back to workplace because it saves massive amount of time and productivity according to ibm is also... — read more 

How is AK in the top quartile? How is it possible that AK's pay didn't decrease from 2019 to 2020 given the poor year that IBM had? https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-tesla-to-ge-see-how-much-ceos-made-in-2020-11622539802 The annual WSJ... — read more 

Not here, I haven't seen this discussed that much here, but most of the people I work with directly are openly hostile to any and all newcomers. Yes, these might be fresh college grads with no experience but it's not their fault IBM will only hire... — read more 

Serious question... Why would IBM need to layoff massively? Droves of people are leaving on their own!

I don’t have any special complaints, I’ve spent some of the best years of my career here and I appreciate all the opportunities I’ve had here. However, I've been feeling that I've outgrown this company for quite some time now. I’m working on... — read more 

Your old pal Deep Throat here. I thought I would add some clarity to the attrition topic. First things first, tracking attrition is not new despite what some here are saying. Any company with half a brain should do this. Of course there are... — read more 

I’m quite fed up with people posting that It’s better at other companies and that they found peace after leaving IBM. I think most of them are lying. I will never say that things are good at IBM but it's pretty much the same sh-t at other companies... — read more 

IBM spinoff joins a long list of questionable corporate names https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/12/business/kyndryl-ibm-corporate-names/index.html

Some classes were really great and I wish I could spend more time upgrading my skills, but sometimes I find people who are real, obsessive badge hunters just too funny. How many badge hunters do you know? What is your opinion on the value of these... — read more 

For those who have wanted to upgrade your skills before moving on how has it helped you in landing a better position with another company? Has it also helped you while you were here? I’m actually thinking of taking advantage of the education here... — read more 

https://www.ledgerinsights.com/ibm-blockchain-cto-departs-with-two-key-hyperledger-fabric-developers/

Has anyone requested extended unpaid leave? Any advice or experience with the process would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Was reading the OP below this regarding Newbies. Any Summit hires/grads out there? Where your expectations with IBM met? Share your journey and experience with us.

So what happens with the fha account when we go to kyndryl?

I don't think it is. If I could turn back time, if I were younger and just finished school, I would never want to get my first experience here but would look for my first jobs in much smaller companies and startups. IBM is still somehow hanging... — read more 

I worked at GTS and luckily left a month ago. Someone mentioned that in their team of 50 people, half of the employees received a call. That's awful. I'm really interested in what the work will look like and what the atmosphere will be like in that... — read more 

US here. I've been offered a role with Kyndryl. I have to raise my hand and say I'm interested by tomorrow end of day in order to get an offer next week. What's the rush? July 1 deadline to get everyone resettled and off IBM books. So, what... — read more 

IBM will continue to perform as it has under Rometty unless it has an entirely unexpected transformation. That won’t happen. https://247wallst.com/technology-3/2021/05/25/ibm-remains-big-techs-disaster/

IBM Cloud has now had ten significant issues (since April 3) https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/26/ibm_cloud_multiple_outages/

After the next two weeks, this place will officially be in my past. I will miss the people I work with, but I will definitely not miss the company. It took me a while to find a good alternative, but I did. Jobs are not as aplenty as some would like... — read more 

Do we know who will buy Watson health? Lots of talk about losing all sales support - expecting news soon

I understand, everyone is idealizing the new places they went to after IBM, however, no one says much about how difficult that new beginning was. How much did the knowledge and skills you gained here benefit you? Was the transition difficult?... — read more 

Why do I now only give 60 percent of my best? I only made a mistake once and showed that I know how to do something that is not my job, to help. After that, it became my job. I made that mistake because I forgot the advice of older colleagues to... — read more 

Is it true systems is going to be a NewCo? My colleague were saying this is insiders news. Because systems consist of infrastructure and storage, it more align with infrastructure portfolio. So they are thinking to merge it to hybrid cloud, kyndryl... — read more 

I've noticed that the whole "we're all one big, happy blue family" shtick applies only when the management wants something (usually extra) from us. Whenever we need something or dare to ask for what we believe we deserve the family is gone and this... — read more 

I have been working here for almost 10 years and there have always been very short deadlines, more and less stressful periods and so on. However, lately I’ve been literally going crazy because they never stop assigning me new urgent work even... — read more 

For those of you looking to leave, the job market hasn’t been this strong in a while. Good luck! I can’t wait to leave this dumpster fire.

Am I the only who's workload has dropped significantly in the past month or so? Should I be worried or just enjoy it while it lasts. Usually, I'm severely overworked so this is somewhat of an adjustment for me - although not an unwelcome one... — read more 

i have a very high salary for my band (9) but they give me all sort of excuses not to promote me to band 10. Even heard that one reason is there are too many senior leaders already. They seem very happy with my performande, keep giving raises and... — read more 

How much is the average IBM pension? Are we talking 6 figures?