I heard a rumor that in cloud software the first line managers are mandated to put 20-25% of reps on Performance Improvement Plans that end before 4th qtr to cut headcount w/out having to call it a Covid lay-off. I suspect because they can give them... — read more 

Remember those annual "ethical behaviour" courses IBM forced on its staff? Pity they don't appear to practise what they... — read more 

https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/14/ibm_age_discrimination_finding/

I see people posting on various boards, as they signed the docs, which means they cannot join a Class Action, can they file with the EEOC? The answer is absolutely YES. This is the Federal Government. Secondly, this is not a Class Action. The more... — read more 

More Ginni and New Collar puffery. . . https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/10/ginni-rometty-ibm-expanding-p-tech-stem-program-for-underserved.html

https://www.propublica.org/article/the-u-s-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-confirms-a-pattern-of-age-discrimination-at-ibm https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7206573-2020-09-02-IBM-LOD-Amended-Final-1-003.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/08/tech/ibm-schlumberger-hybrid-cloud-partnership/index.html

Another Age discrimination lawsuit that probably won't get to the discovery phase and Big Bleu will settle. https://lawstreetmedia.com/tech/ibm-sued-by-former-employee-for-age-discrimination/

While the company is somewhat oddly positioned now, it’s taken big steps in the right direction, which means that when the company’s stock is ready to move, it’s going to move quickly. Our AI seems to think so too. This is evident in our... — read more 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/leaders-stakeholders-americans-working-ibm-ginni-rometty

[More details in this article] https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/93130-ibm-settles-lawsuit-over-data-privacy-of-weather-channel-app Weather Channel app to change practices after LA lawsuit –... — read more 

Hello, There was a Resource Action back in June in IBM USA. Any news if there was another one in August or coming up in Sep? Regards

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/changes-my-leadership-team-ibm-transform-our-culture-skills-krishna/

So today is my last day. I received the unemployment form from IBM to file. Now I am supposed to get 3 months pay as part of the separation package. Do I note that on the form when I go and apply for unemployment? My understanding is that it... — read more 

This article is a pretty fair view of the current state of IBM NOTE the problem child is still GTS and IBM needs to restructure it due to Exceedingly low profit margins. Systems although small, is the second problem child due mostly to the... — read more 

No wonder Ginni has been hyping her "New Collar" initiative for years now: the inflow of bodies from overseas is drying-up... — read more 

Bosses broke law to punish staffer who raised working practice fears https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/28/ibm_whistleblower_wins_22k_compensation/?fbclid=IwAR1ba5__HafgAKhrVh1jvDAvV7Fl3b4q9NGnPE8CfGQkA9l3X9FgKQypQw4

Great video to watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4b1D1vWRnc&feature=youtu.be

The average monthly number of employees across the year was 10,955, down from 11,297 in the prior year. The reduction was felt most acutely in services and marketing, the accounts confirm, going from 9,207 to 8,883. Some 118 roles went from... — read more 

Another man overboard! https://insidehpc.com/2020/08/long-time-ibm-hpc-strategist-turek-named-cto-of-dna-based-storage-start-up/

https://www.businessinsider.com/office-reopening-ibm-coronavirus-pandemic-social-distancing-2020-8

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/man-arrested-charges-21-million-h-1b-visa-fraud-conspiracy

AK certainly has his work cut-out for him. https://cloudwars.co/microsoft/cloud-revenue-microsoft-bigger-amazon-google-ibm/

They just keep coming. . . https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/20/ibm_commission_lawsuit/

It usually takes several months for a new CEO to put their plan in place. Gerstner took from April (Hire in) till Aug (execution of the plan) to roll out his vision of IBM. (Layoff’s, restructuring, and sell offs) I expect AK to take approx the same... — read more 

Followed this site for a couple of years and I have always appreciated it to predict upcoming never ending gloom. This is my first post. Latest RA included many Canadians. Entire groups wiped out with work either disappearing, our IT Hardware... — read more 

Lots of IBM propaganda about their deep support for D&I with respect to race, s-xual orientation, etc. but not one mention about how they're supporting older employees, likely because they... — read more 

https://newsroom.ibm.com/2020-08-17-IBM-Reveals-Next-Generation-IBM-POWER10-Processor

Another (Dubuque, IA was first) physical site closed-down. Undoubtedly expect to hear about more sites suffering the same fate soon enough. https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2020/08/07/ibm-closes-squirrel-hill-office.html By: Tim... — read more 

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Presented without comments. https://www.businessinsider.com/sales-marketing-salaries-ibm-oracle-cisco-vmware-dell-tech-2020-8 Business Insider analyzed the US Office of Foreign Labor Certification's 2020 disclosure data for permanent... — read more 

Talk about some double-speak. Geeeez. . . https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/12/ibm_pay_freeze/

Had a very brief meeting yesterday with HR where they announced the folks on the call would all be moving to the 2F division in GTS. This is the division that was started a few years ago where they put a lot of PM's and DPE's. They only pay out a... — read more 

Stopping these resource actions could have slowed, halted or even reversed IBM’s two-decade- long drop in sales and profit productivity. Employees find it hard to remain productive when every job within the corporation is at risk—not just... — read more 

IBM is in the process of laying off hundredths of people who support its largest account: AT&T. I was told I have until August 31st to find a job before I’m terminated, and so did many others. Others get another month or so on the bench to look for... — read more 

I heard from some of the IBM contractors they are being asked to take some furlough days again. Additionally heard the contracting company Account Manager state there are more contractors at IBM then the amount of work. I am guessing another... — read more 

Report of some contractors being asked (i.e., told) they have to take some furlough days. An RA is imminent for sure. https://www.facebook.com/alliancemember/posts/1763229713815005

Another one jumps ship! https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/08/06/ibm-storage-gm-ed-walsh-departure/

Is anyone who got shipped from ATT to IBM last September still around or has everyone been cut loose. Pay cuts?