Our employment laws are very different from the US and the package we received is still quite small by Canadian standards. What prior success has anyone had with renegotiating (which is common in Canada)

Yes, it's all very sad, and I mean that. But until IBMers wake up and become more collectivist, the RAs will continue, unless IBM makes a remarkable come back, which don't count on. IBM is full of individuals each of whom is certain that they are... — read more 

I was laid off, got two options 1) exit on 0/22 and take 90 days or 2) relocate to Missouri. If take option#1, I highly doubt I'll be able to find a good job (that I'll like) in a fortune 500 company very soon so I have to make some temporary setup... — read more 

Can anyone provide a summary of how the RAs impacted Watson Health?

A two part question .. Part I As with others, my last day is June 22. For those of us in the US, Monday is a holiday. Come Tues, what will you do? 1) Show up as usual? Join meetings? Inform your teams and peers? Offer to transition your work... — read more 

Will HR or our first line manager call people to notify them? Is RA over yet

What value is IBM providing without RedHat? Are they going anywhere in Public Cloud? Never heard of IBM when Public Cloud is discussed, only AWS, Azure and Google Cloud to some extent. What is IBM providing in Cloud? Some hybrid cloud? Or simply... — read more 

IBM has not been prolonging the fixed-term contracts in Q2. As per internal procedures, all IBM-ers in Slovakia are given fixed-term contracts with the duration of 2 years which may or may not be prolonged. in Q2 some 150 employees have been... — read more 

so im a college grad and i just got out of the summit program and I got laid off. but Now i have no references or any work experience. Im not sure how to get references or talk about my work experience when it's just been all training. any advice... — read more 

GTS for 8 years, 57 years old with multiple cloud certifications. I’m curious what the plan is to deliver on existing multi year contracts when half the delivery team is RA’d. I feel bad for my teammates left to face the customer. Not sure how much... — read more 

Big Blue is no longer red, white and blue. Most of their employees will not live in the U.S. after the virus-related payroll cuts. This will make competing with the likes of Amazon much more difficult. Amazon will use this as an opportunity to... — read more 

Does IBM cut jobs in China and India ? IBM should cut jobs in China and India at first !!!!

Out of a team of 10, 5 were RA'd and all were older White Male. Out of the remaining 5 (4 are minorities. 2 Indian, 1 Hipanic, 1 African American, 1 Female) Have you seen this as well? GTS same package.

got cut yesterday and was offered the relocation to Columbia, MO as an alternative. My manager said I will have to agree to relocate there by the end of Sept. However, I was not provided any information whatsoever on the role, responsibilities, or... — read more 

If anyone is up for it, I am a reporter with the Raleigh News & Observer, and I'd like to speak with any North Carolina employees affected by the recent round of layoffs. I can be reached at zeanes@newsobserver.com.

It is very rare these days, but I admire the executives who are good human beings and offer to not take a salary or bonuses when their company is struggling. I have never heard of executives at IBM freezing salaries, taking pay cuts, forgoing... — read more 

20 years at AT&T and almost 1 year at IBM down the drain. How many got the notice yesterday? I guess we knew it was coming and shouldn’t be very surprised. Still very sad.

I think this offer is much more generous than some of the previous ones (wasn't it one month just a year or two ago, just with longer notice?) And I've been wanting to leave this place for a long time now. Not sure why I wasn't selected, but I wish... — read more 

See title. (I'm lucky this time thankfully!)

Are layoffs finished? Did they notify everybody yesterday or have they left some for today?

new ceo same old style of running the company - just get rid of as many people as you can for a short-term gain and completely ignore how this'll affect everybody and even the bottom line in the long run. this kind of thinking is exactly what removed... — read more 

For those affected by the layoffs in the US, given the lawsuits is it worth asking for demographic info “required” under OWBPA?

Considering how many layoffs there have been lately, is it worth upending your entire family with no guarantee that you will not be laid off sometime in the (not so distant) future?

Here is a freshly compiled list... Layoffs first, Freezes second and Hiring third... Layoffs so far: ============ xx% IBM 20% UBER 17% LYFT 40% JUUL 25% Tripadvisor 20% Zipcar 13% Patreon 20% GoPro 45% Eventbrite 44%... — read more 

Other parts of IBM were affected by Thursday’s announcement, according to employee posts in an online forum, including its Watson artificial-intelligence unit. It was a priority for Mr. Krishna’s predecessor, Ginni Rometty, but delivered... — read more 

Got the axe today. While reading the information supplied it seems like the terms around signing the exit agreement could put claiming unemployment at risk. At thoughts (based in facts or experience)? Have never been through this before and I feel... — read more 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ibm-announces-layoffs-the-first-under-new-ceo-2020-05-21 International Business Machines Corp. is cutting an unspecified number of jobs in the first major workforce reduction under new Chief Executive Officer... — read more 

Word from a Raleigh Site exec is 20,000 affected in the United States At end of 2019 IBM had about 50,000 U.S. employees. 40% whacked in United States - That's big!

"One IBM staffer of The Register’s acquaintance described the action as a further “pivot” towards the cloud, and that their role in the off-prem side of the business left them feeling well-positioned." I know of at least three people who were laid... — read more 

Word from a Raleigh Site Exec is 20,000 U.S. employees were cut. My understanding is U.S. headcount at end of 2019 was around 50,000 So that means about 40% of U.S. workforce affected. Ouch!

I've read about RAs at various locations, but it seems like Silicon Valley Lab is not impacted by RAs. Interesting.

First, I'm fully empathetic for everyone who took the hit today. I'm truly sorry. This may or may not help folks, but after being with IBM for 38 years my best advice is to try not to take it personally - it's not - and instead decide to either try... — read more 

I've consolidated about 70 individual statements regarding the RA - I sc-aped data from this thread: @OP+154KgwW3 (IBM Layoffs in Progress (May 2020)) - https://www.thelayoff.com/t/154KgwW3?page=1 GBS in US w 38 years. Same package as everyone... — read more 

multiple designers, all part of the movement to create change in the company have been laid off. same as everyone else, no rhyme or reason, didn't matter if you were a high performer or not...really seems like a budgetary move

Laid off after five years with IBM. I was an information developer with Systems in Austin, Texas. The problem with IBM is not product, it's culture. There's nothing unifying the IBM workforce except for bad PowerPoint projects and unanswered Slack... — read more 

Since someone asked, layoff package for US based employees is: I get to work until Jun 22 (30 days notice), after I stop working I get 3 months full salary. I also get 12 months of my IBM health insurance at my current rates, after that I get 12... — read more 

IBM to cut thousands in coronavirus fallout: Report CEO has promised 5% dividend Layoffs at International Business Machines were likely to affect thousands of North American workers, Bloomberg reported Thursday. IBM’s job cuts were spread... — read more 

Not seeing many (if any) sales RA's. I'm in AI Applications and haven't heard of anyone that got the boot today. If it's not this round, I'm sure we should be expecting it in the 2nd round in August just like last year.