Heard that most of the layoffs are happening in Sales, but a colleague mentioned that his team is safe. Also, regarding the recent H-1B announcement, does everyone on H-1B at IBM have to leave the U.S. by the end of this year, or does this apply... — read more 

A moment of silence for the folks at the company f.k.a. AuthMind. https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/IBM+acquires+AuthMind+to+expand+AI+agent+identity+security/27331211.html

Gartner quadrant shows IBM below google/ms/aws in the leader block how ?? From an engineering and modern security posture standpoint, a cloud native architecture enforcing strict perimeter control via AWS Transit Gateway with firewalls, explicit... — read more 

All my team (5) and myself were RAed this week. Something fishy is going on in IBM...

It's bittersweet. I've seen the company change a lot over the years, and not for the better. And yet, I see so many young people joining who are energetic, smart, and hungry to succeed. I hope they get to experience at least some of the joy I had at... — read more 

I know it’s been this way forever, but why don’t we get Veterans Day off? We already have significantly fewer holidays than many of our international counterparts, and there are plenty of veterans working here. It’s particularly frustrating to see... — read more 

...Please realize that Offshoring and lower labor costs remain central to IBM's workforce strategy...

[Raising this comment: @cz+1m71dtsbk from this post: @OP+1m71dtsbk to a standalone post]. https://www.newsweek.com/green-card-h1b-visa-update-ibm-ending-certain-sponsorships-12694698

Heard from a colleague that IBM may be stopping H1B and L1 sponsorship. Has anyone else heard about this?

RAs are coming in Dec. Many are on PIP from Nov 3 to Dec 4, so termination and probably RA will be Dec 5th Sales will be eliminated. All will become TSL If I can get help, please: 1- I have deals that will be closed in Dec. If RA is before it... — read more 

If you are hooked in such teams pay attention on how long people in the team worked for IBM, if you find they have been in IBM for 35-40 years you are in a hook, just run, run, run from such teams. The point is those 35-40 years in IBM people do... — read more 

https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM_Employees/s/wB4FiRfuh6

In Sales org. Probably mostly hitting marketing after the merger earlier this year. Never made any sense. Only point was to destroy marketing which they’ll now do. I’ve heard US and for once I’ve heard india is targeted too. Emea probably in the new... — read more 

The U.S. government has put employers on notice over practices that disadvantage American workers. Microsoft has faced prominent federal scrutiny and publicly defended its visa practices. Instacart has settled allegations that its recruitment favored... — read more 

Massive RAs beginninb of 2027...

https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM_Employees/s/HC3TSWSBsp

I've noticed that a lot more people in Europe are being put on PIPs than in previous years. What's the reason for this, especially considering how difficult it is to fire employees in Europe?

I was PIPed. Absolutely crushed my PIP. Then RA'd during the following RA event. The RA cycle is a way for them to push out the PIP survivors. Unless you have a very strong network of lifelines in other parts of the company you are done at... — read more 

I was put on PIP today in France. Software.

One phrase that immediately makes me question a job during an interview is a manager saying everyone is like family. I'm old enough to know that can only mean you're expected to put work ahead of your own life. And again, I'm too old for that cr-p... — read more 

6 weeks notice - no warning - a spineless way to fire people

https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM_Employees/s/AkLgeF3WSR

As many as 2 billion artificial intelligence (AI) agents could eventually be deployed globally, with AI writing half the code, according to Sriram Raghavan, general manager of IBM Software India and Software Innovation... — read more 

What do CEOs and Presidents and other executives do to earn their huge salaries and bonuses? Just always wondered why?

IBM cloud still isn't profitable after several years under current leadership and there is a major lack of investment. What are your thoughts on the future of cloud?

Saw this article on Tech Rights; 100 Years of IBM Racism I believe racism remains a real issue at IBM, but its manifestation may have evolved. In some instances, DEI initiatives appear to have been exploited, distorted, and we-ponized by certain... — read more 

Don't be fooled. https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/ibm-reports-higher-profit-as-some-slipped-deals-come-through-c0bb0640 The company reported a third-quarter profit of $2.19 billion, up from $1.74 billion a year earlier By: Elias Schisgall | ... — read more 

Are they still selling well? I assume they’re on POWER11 now. Even when I was still at IBM, POWER was already on a downward trajectory. Honestly, I wasn’t surprised that Linux on POWER never really gained traction in the market. I ran the benchmarks... — read more 

This is a much better idea than involuntary layoffs. Maybe we'll get another similar offer soon.

IBM’s problems are structural. Changing leadership will accomplish nothing unless they setup for a sale and get the value till it lasts. Old R&D prestige does not override 21st century economics. IBM’s hybrid-cloud is not, by itself, evidence of... — read more 

Someone earlier today IBM is no longer an American company. Only about 18% of IBMs employees are in the United States. And that got me wondering about Quantum https://lnkd.in/p/e_msegrn https://lnkd.in/p/e2vmGD7v IBM is sending and exporting its... — read more 

https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM_Employees/s/5xdW10ZiJ0 Is this true?

Hi, I'm likely going to be forced out via a PIP in the coming weeks, and I was wondering where to look outside of IBM for a new job? I'm applying lots of places, but has anyone had success in a particular company? I'm in the US, but any state would... — read more 

https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM/s/jiVDOv3eE8

There’s a lot of talk about PIPs and I was just wondering if anyone in Europe has successfully perused a claim against IBM in their labour court or similar? I’d be surprised if not becuase there seems to be a lot of PIPs in Europe despite it being... — read more 

Bravo, Arvind.

Let’s all brace ourselves from select cheerleading IBMers bragging about our 3Q 26 results on LinkedIn. There’s nothing to brag about, we all have lots more to do to grow the business so we don’t fall into the abyss of irrelevance. So STFU please.

Automation -3%, they are next on the chopping block… get ready! I heard Expert Labs had a really bad quarter.