Well they were questioning the bad PR that would come from doing this during Covid... Especially since its not Covid related and is instead because of the new partnership... This was planned before Covid. Looks like in the end it didn't... — read more 

No changes: 30 days notice, 90 days severance... Health benefits can run for up to a year at the existing rate, after that you are switching to COBRA.

so we dont have to pay it when we RA you... And we thought Ginni was the culprit.

US action is this Thursday. Manager training was yesterday (Monday) and they were told notification details will be email today. If a manager is being notified that has team members in the action too they will be notified Wednesday.

IBM Security, received a 1:1 meeting request today from my manager for tomorrow (Thursday). Any indication as to whether laid off US employees will get an extension of their health insurance?

This just in from anon: FYI - RA in progress for GTS. No information on #s but the announcements are supposed to come out tomorrow. Even India resources are being impacted - Cloud Migration ... — read more 

“Ginni Rometty is one of the most accomplished business leaders of our time — leading IBM’s resurgence during an extremely competitive and ever-changing environment. We are so fortunate to attract another outstanding director to our board... — read more 

Up to 40% of WH will be cut on Thursday, Manager RAs on Wednesday.

Distressing that we aren't hearing chatter regarding RIFFs because we aren't in the office. They are happening this week guys. Managers notified Wednesday, all others Thursday. No RIFFs for Directors and above in this cycle.

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It also purchased shares valued at roughly $80 million each in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ; chip makers Broadcom Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. ; International Business Machines Corp. ; d–gmaker Pfizer Inc. ; Starbucks Corp. ... — read more 

I am hearing that there are RAs already in progress in Australia. Any truth in this?

There must be something in the water at Armonk. Who in their right mind would voluntarily leave for another job during this pandemic? Especially since many tech organizations have put a hold on hiring at this time. Aside from the fact that many... — read more 

Good news, but it'll get settled before it gets to trial, just like the rest of them. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/14/ibm_commission_appeal/

So much money wasted to set up open offices that will have to revert back once we go back to work (unless they plan to leave it as it is, which is a recipe for disaster.) Or they decide to let all of us work from home, which, in my book, would be a... — read more 

In short, there is no enough volunteers - "To date, we have not been able to meet our business objectives through the voluntary separation programme and if this remains the case following the closure of the EOI window on Wednesday 13th May it. Will... — read more 

Slack - Everyone WFH until September Amazon IT - Everyone WFH until October. Microsoft - Everyone will be WFH until October. Workers with families get 12 weeks of PTO to be used 2 days each week to deal with extended school... — read more 

Our new CEO addressed layoffs at his office hours meeting today. I like that he is honest and talks straight unlike Ginny, A very nice change, I wish he was in charge years back. For those that DO NOT work at IBM I will not say what he said because I... — read more 

First, Let’s Fire All the Managers, Harvard Business Review Management is the least efficient activity in your organization. Think of the countless hours that team leaders, department heads, and vice presidents devote to supervising the... — read more 

Am I the only one who is cautiously optimistic?

Just want to make IBMers aware, if you transfer to a job at Red Hat you will likely have to formally exit IBM and become a new Red Hat employee. If you are under age 55, this can mean losing any IBM seniority, future health care account funds and... — read more 

Read up... Separated employees will receive 14 weeks of pay, and one more week for each year served at the company (rounding partial years up). The firm is also dropping its one-year equity cliff so that employees who are laid off with under 12... — read more 

The pandemic will “dramatically accelerate” the adoption of hybrid-cloud and AI, Mr. Krishna said, as companies turn to cloud services to help their employees work and serve customers remotely, as well as to AI to automate certain types of... — read more 

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/ibm-board-sets-pay-packages-for-new-ceo-and-president

IBM is known as one of the most acquisitive companies in the world. But the tech giant was expected to go slow on the M&A front after buying Red Hat for $34 billion last year, the biggest acquisition in IBM's history. "We've focused all of our M&A... — read more 

1¢ – Dividend Aristocrat! https://seekingalpha.com/article/4341117-ibm-token-dividend-raise-disappointing

I would be really interested in knowing if any IBMer got these IBM stock shares that were supposed to be given as GDP this year instead of hard cold cash? I personally got nothing... anyone or Is IBM taking advantage of the virus? They sure did... — read more 

I joined IBM as a contractor (Service Engineer) in 2014 and was part of a layoff in late 2019. A couple of months after starting work in 2014, I was asked to work OT and in some cases 18-20 hours nonstop. I was paid straight time for those OT and... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4338981-ibm-disappointments

Back in 2018, IBM acquired software distributor Red Hat after diving into blockchain technology with its Hyperledger project. However, the company has so far failed to revive its former glory due to a lack of innovations and leadership... — read more 

Has anybody other than contractors been furloughed or laid off yet?

AK's regime leading right out of the chute! https://www.zdnet.com/article/security-researcher-discloses-four-ibm-zero-days-after-company-refused-to-patch/

D you know any layoffs is going to happen in IBM research in incoming months with regards to New CEO or covid ? Have heard layoffs in IBM research in the past ? Esperically YKT and Albany.

And the pendulum swings the other way. WFH is now better. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/21/ibm_q1_fy2020_coronavirus/

Beyond that, though, Krishna delivered a bold proclamation. He said he wants the company to grow, and not just on the bottom line. Don't we all. ... — read more 

IBM is on target to trim expenses by $2 billion this year, Chief Financial Officer Jim Kavanaugh said on the call. Divestitures, RA's, re-org.'s, etc. will comprise this expense... — read more 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ibm-first-quarter-sales-decline-as-new-ceo-aims-to-revive-growth-11587415010 By: Asa Fitch Updated April 20, 2020 6:44 pm ET International Business Machines Corp. {IBM 0.24%} posted lower first-quarter sales... — read more 

It's going to get VERY ugly VERY soon. . . https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/20/ibm-earnings-q1-2020.html

Does anyone have any insights into the inevitable reorg that will happen in H2?