https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/09/28/prediction-ibm-will-thrive-in-the-ai-bo-m/
Surprise RA notification in growth area
Has anyone been able to successfully reverse RA because manager gave false and misleading reasons for RA (non performances based) and instead onboarding a new replacement from a vendor he has known for a while. had several good performance reviews... — read more
MORE WARNINGS ABOUT THE AI BUBBLE - NOW FROM THE BANKS
All I want to say is that, I hope this is being carefully managed. This and the housing bubble could burst at once... however, they keep listening to the very same people that are creating this bubble... x x x x x x x The AI bubble is the only... — read more
how-to-navigate-retirement-savings-if-your-company--suspends-401k-plan-matches/?utm_cam
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2025/09/26/how-to-navigate-retirement-savings-if-your-company--suspends-401k-plan-matches/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Hedge Fund Manager Sounds Warning on the AI Spending Splurge
David Einhorn warns about "AI Spending Splurge" Hedge fund manager David Einhorn cautioned that the unprecedented amount of spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure may destroy vast amounts of capital, even if the technology itself proves... — read more
Honest question about AI "related layoffs"
How much of it do you believe is real vs excuse vs intended for hype (or anything else you consider appropriate)?
IBM Return to Client Mandate for Sales
Does requiring IBMers to move to major cities make sense for IBM? In Illinois, I can think of two significant IBM customers who are not located in big cities. It would make little sense to ask IBMers to live in Chicago.
Alvind stepping down? Preparing to cash his stocks after HSBC Quantom manipulation?
You don't believe HSBC has anything real using quantum computing to do bonds trading do you?... Must be HSBC from Hong Kong bought IBM shares as they're a financial institution to cash on the hype don't you think? Hopefully this is the last hype... — read more
Wassup. IBM stock up $14 and 5% 9-25-25.
Gary Cohn doing more "whisper number" interviews on Jim Cramer etc just prior to Q3 results showing IBM hitting consensus estimates BUT lucky to grow top line revenue more than 2%?
NEXT MOVE? US OPT tax push coincides with 25% outsourcing penalty on US companies
US OPT tax push coincides with 25% outsourcing penalty on US companies The Trump administration immigration policies in 2025 are set to make study visas tougher for international students and introduce new tax rules that impact the Optional... — read more
Has anyone ever been rehired by IBM after being RAed?
And if you went back, did you think that maybe you'd lost your f---ing mind?
Will IBM pay $100K to hire H-1B employees?
Hmmm.... if saving money is the reason to hire these folks, will IBM cough up a hundred grand? Doubtful, I think. Your thoughts?
MCC layoffs in October?
Any truth to this rumor?
SHOULD WE SCORE AK'S PERFORMANCE: "CEOs Are Less Likely to Be Scored Below Target"
CEOs Are Less Likely to Be Scored Below Target In addition to higher average annual incentive scores, individual CEO outcomes were much less likely to be scored below target and performance modifiers were less likely to decrease CEO outcomes. As... — read more
IBM Low performance rating
Hello- Anybody faced a IBM low performance indicator from being on medical/parental leave now or in the past and all previous ratings were positive and no written or or-l performance issue was highlighted. just received surprise notification this... — read more
F&O Required learning Client Zero
Anyone get the Assigned learning from Joanne Queen of Scotch ? Has anyone not done any required learning and if so how were you affected ? All this education and Think 40 and still no raise and awful GDP
Trump to add $100,000 fee for skilled worker visa applicants
If you are an H1B applicant, that means you ! https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/trump-to-add-100-000-fee-for-skilled-worker-visa-applicants/ar-AA1MUWoU?ocid=msedgntp&pc=w099&cvid=68cdb285350d407cb225c50fc5f92a3a&ei=24 Are there any... — read more
Can the stock rebound? 10% down from July…
I think we peaked at 295 per share, now its about 30 bucks less. Can it rebound…
BM's head of venture capital shares the 5 'pillars' she considers when deciding to back a startup
Fontaine said it's important to back startups that align with IBM's broader goals. And those goals would be??? https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-head-ai-vc-5-pillars-she-uses-invest-startup-2025-9 By: Alice Tecotzky Sep 13, 2025, 4:35 AM... — read more
visionary leadership at its finest.
ask hr chat bot, what a masterpiece. truly the pinnacle of modern hr. no phone number, no email, just a shiny little bot that loops canned answers like a broken record. wow, groundbreaking. and the it department? absolute geniuses. no phone support... — read more
Any insight on the fall RA?
Feel like it should’ve happened by now. Don’t put it past them to do it during the holidays because they’re disgusting animals, but still, weird that it hasn’t happened yet. Pretty much every BU facing huge budget cites next year. They waiting for Q? — read more
Facts Don't Lie. IBM currently has 600% more job openings in India than the USA
The IBM careers site is showing job openings as follows: India 2400+. USA 400+. UK 125+. And although IBM no longer tells the world where it has employees by country, most people are almost certain India took over from the USA awhile ago for the... — read more
RA Tuesday?
The last few RAs had been announced the third tuesday of March and September. Anyone know if today's the same or if they're halting for 3Q earnings call?
Is Hiring Slowing Down
At time moment there are 4545 postings (some looking for more than one hire.) But that seems lower than it has been. Of those, 2439 are in India. That absolute number and that ratio are not as India-friendly as we have seen in the past. So are we... — read more
'India Is The Workforce For The World', Asserts McKinsey & Company's Top Brass
What Arvind and IBM have been doing at an increasing pace. Video here => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ga-krrYgak No thank you. IBM used to be great. Now it is not even mediocre. The G Man Gerstner cut his teeth at McKinsey which is telling... — read more
Bosses admit they’re using return-to-office mandates to trim down teams—without needing to announce layoffs
Bosses admit they’re using return-to-office mandates to trim down teams—without needing to announce layoffs
"Back in my early years in IT I would yearn for a job at IBM. That feels like decades ago now. Probably because it is."
https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2025/09/08/red_hatters_to_be_big/
Canada finally waking up
https://www.financialexpress.com/business/investing-abroad-indian-students-face-high-rejection-rate-for-canada-study-permits-3974152/ And saying "no more" to the hordes of Indians scamming their visa system. 40% of their international student visas... — read more
Not long ago, when the M in IBM was Machines and not Mediaocracy, IBM was almost most valuable in the world
https://www.businessinsider.com/once-it-seemed-impossible-ibm-is-now-worth-more-than-microsoft-2011-5
Why IBM's CEO Thinks His Company Can Crack Quantum Computing | WSJ's Bold Names
~30min. of AK touting quantum. Rather than starting at the beginning of the video, just start here at 17:55 "Competing for top AI talent". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SY4Ttpoldc Sep 11, 2025 After spending much of the 2010s in the doldrums... — read more
RTP Rob Thomas town hall
For those that were there, what did Rob Thomas say about RTP? Did he say anything about how the RTP main site just closed?
The Bluewashing of Red Hat is Being Completed, Many Staff Understand They'll be Made Redundant
https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/10/The_Bluewashing_of_Red_Hat_is_Being_Completed_Many_Staff_Unders.shtml
Time to put 200% tarrif on outsourcing IT jobs?
If you agree post it.
Alvinds office hours 9/8
Anyone join ? I can’t stand to hear him speak or even look at him He’s so condescending and obnoxious it sickens me
Too funny => CNBC misspells Arvind's name as Arvid on Jim Cramer interview last Thursday
You cannot make this up. See Arvind going by Arvid last Thursday with Jim Cramer. Amateur hour, dumpster fire, imposter syndrome going on at IBM for far too long. =>... — read more
laid off after 9 years
ibm canada laid me off in ottawa after 9 years, and just weeks later they labeled me a low performer... i got an email saying this, even though my last review was positive. i asked my manager in toronto why it happened, and he said his director in... — read more
GSA Unveils GO.gov: A New Era for Federal Travel Management
IBM was awarded a 15-year contract late last year to build and operate the new platform. https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-unveils-gogov-a-new-era-for-federal-travel-management-07292025
Job Hopping Is Out, Job Hugging Is In for Fearful Workers
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-hopping-is-out-job-hugging-is-in-for-fearful-workers-338fe1e6 Employees reluctant to give up job in today’s rocky job market By: Callum Borchers Sept. 3, 2025 9:00 pm ET They don’t seem happy, they don’t... — read more
The Ideal IBM Job
Post here your most incredulous example of executive position in IBM which has limited or no impact on IBM's growth trajectory yet somehow remains entrenched in IBM-Lore as a relevant and essential part of the machine. Examples can include those... — read more
Google's Sundar Pichai, IBM CEO Krishna, Code.org President Speak at WH AI Summit | AC1G
MEETING WITH THE FIRST LADY, MELANIA TRUMP. AI INITIATIVE. Minute 5:08 - AK talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjnBFBJkK10 "Top tech leaders including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, and Code.org President Cameron Wilson... — read more