There are so few true leaders left here. We have bloated management, most of who are nothing but glorified pencil pushers who don't even know what those they're supposed to be managing do. We could save so much money by getting rid of a majority of... — read more 

I had been interviewing since the NewCo announcement and have finally accepted a very attractive offer. So I will be leaving IBM soon, but the project I am leading will is a critical one and I don't want to burn bridges by dropping a short notice. So... — read more 

After every layoff when there's a role to be filled IBM hires somebody and then soon after another person has to be brought in to help do the job that was previously done by one employee. It's funny that in its effort to cut costs IBM ends up having... — read more 

I have been told I will be made redundant in IBM. This is because not enough people took up a voluntary redundancy offer in January. Am I alone? Or is IBM just covering up a greater number of redundancies in Mulhuddart? I mean, it's easy when... — read more 

The fact that so many IBMers on this site use the word "Bruh" shows that the company is going down the drain quickly

If you get an offer anytime this year will you leave ibm? Upvote for yes. Please only vote once. I can't be the hr since my answer is yes :p

We all know IBM wants to get rid of all of us as soon as they can, only without triggering any more age discrimination suits. That's the only reason I'm still here and not already out on my behind. Knowing that I've been searching high and low for a... — read more 

I went into business with my brother last year and now I decided to go all in instead of sitting on the sidelines. I discussed leaving the company with my manager and he asked if I could remain to help my team finish up a project we are on. I’m not... — read more 

Several people I know who did are now desperate to find their way back.

Work, and corresponding revenue is starting to really dry up in services in Q1 line never before.. I think the fat lady is up on the stage next. IBM has successfully layed off enough smart workers, promoted enough fools to senior positions, and... — read more 

Y’all must be very proud.

Anyone knows more about CIC Malaysia. Looks like whole CIC in that country will be closed end of May/ this year. Would good to know, if this is more wider move, including India or other low-cost countries. Some of my friends just got notice, but i'm... — read more 

Looks like the faucet from patents is slowly getting turned off. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-patent-income-slips-companies-110025172.html

Bruh no one who’s young actually wants to work at ibm cuz ibm pays slave wages. That’s why it needs all these “new collar” initiatives. Everyone who joins ibm is leaving in 3-5 yrs and walking into massive pay increase at their next developer... — read more 

Any chance that somebody here has worked at Oracle before? I've been offered a job and I'm considering transferring but I don't want to jump from one bad situation into another. I've checked their page here and it does seem like we have a lot of the... — read more 

I have no doubt that this is not the best choice, but I am interested in the experiences of those who have returned to IBM as a contractor? This is a bit discouraging, but I would like to look at this option from several perspectives: Engineer... — read more 

Bruh.. no young people want to actually work for ibm in 2020s. Not only ibm isn't cool, it pays slave wages to developers even compared to no name startups in US. Forget about FANGs and other good companies. But everyone got bills to pay and will... — read more 

My advice to him was to find a company that is growing financially and NEEDS to treat the employees well for retention. He has worked for companies who treated employees well, like back in the old IBM days. Having IBM on a resume used to be... — read more 

What do you think? Under which scenario WFH becomes inferior to working in the office?

He only mentioned Z. As for Power or Storage, not a single word. While it is unclear what that does mean, it is surely humiliating for the Systems people.

I thought Arvind went woke? https://www.wraltechwire.com/2021/03/08/ibm-faces-trial-over-alleged-firing-of-employee-for-protesting-commission-paid-to-black-sales-exec/

What a truly miserable story. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/31/ibm-was-worst-performing-large-cap-tech-stock-during-romettys-tenure.html

So was RAed over 6 months ago. I brushed up, updated and revamped my resume many times over. I even BS quite a bit just to see if my resume gets any bites. Out of many 30 job applications submitted with the resume and a customized cover letter for... — read more 

Won't IBM splitting into 2 smaller companies make it easier for both companies to be bought out? This is just my speculation, and I'm sure this point has been brought up before on this site. Could be an incentive to stick around after the split? ... — read more 

Is it really in their interest to keep people in so much uncertainty and fear just to avoid triggering the WARN? they’re happening daily now. not weekly. helps to avoid the WARN act where required. expect ongoing smaller daily RAs for the... — read more 

Everybody should know by now that anybody who wants to build a career will not be able to do that here. The positive thing is that at this time, IBM still looks really good on your resume. The way things have been going lately, that might not be the... — read more 

Feast your eyes! https://www.ibm.com/annualreport/

Big Bleu engaging in more patent trolling. Seems it's the only source of reliable revenue. https://westfaironline.com/133472/chewy-sues-ibm-in-patent-dogfight/

In a NJ case, a judge has ordered emails between Sr executives, the tgen CEO, related to the layoffs. This should be interesting. This is a NJ state court, could be useful for those affected by the latest RA there as posted before, to find out... — read more 

It seems like people in power are sleep walking thru p10 waiting for the big shoe to drop, every year for the last six years power has had layoffs and with the big changes at ibm taking place everyone is expecting something big and ugly. The only... — read more 

Why do people automatically assume at 65 you can retire. You have no idea what this guy's financials are. Age should not be the factor - ability should be the factor - for any job. Experience used to be of value to IBM, but they no longer value it... — read more 

Hey guys, how do you deal with anxiety? It seems to me that it is harder for me to bear the expectation of whether I will be next on the RA list than it would be for me to bear the actual RA. I’ve never been more anxious and can barely concentrate on... — read more 

Please post your age, how many years of service, department, country. GTS or GBS.

If you work in Austin please do not be scared and frustrated. I was there after a very long 30+ year career. I finally tried looking and found out there is a ton of higher paying jobs. Forget money for a minute even if it’s good, I felt something I... — read more 

I am sure along with a lot of other valuable IBMers, I got RAed on Feb 15, 2021. I had 40 years of very successful experience in System Sales as Accounts Manager and Brand (Mainframe and Power) - I guess nothing matters. May be, it was 65+ years of... — read more 

Another deal Big Bleu screwed-up and now has to pay for. https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/03/direct_line_ibm_insurance_b4c_lawsuit_settled/

They RA’d people who are just about to retire. I know of two cases, and I wonder how many more there were. Shame! It’s so humiliating! This is the best indicator of how much IBM values loyalty. You need to remember this every time you think of being... — read more 

Have been hearing rumors for a while but very few impacted. How come TSS never seems to be affected?

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