In case anyone needed any proof that the reviews on Glassdoor are skewed, look no further than this article [paywalled] where Big Bleu isn't mentioned specifically, but the shady rigging of Glassdoor reviews by other companies is --... — read more 

Look where Ginni is now and what she's proselytizing about, yet again. It's convenient too as I'm sure this was all on expenses so she can also check on her chalet while she's there in Switzerland. For IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, of primary importance is... — read more 

North America and GTS are the big losers. Brace yourselves and best of luck to you all.

Peak IBM revenue was six years ago. Income has dropped 30% since then. In the same time period, IBM has acquired 55 companies! Tell me again: Why will Red Hat make a difference in top line revenue? Red Hat will follow the normal pattern: $3 billion... — read more 

I read posts from so many people here who can't wait to leave IBM, but I wouldn't be so quick to actually act on that if I were them. I know of several people who have quit in the past three years and are now trying really hard to find their way back... — read more 

“When all is said and done, Red Hat won’t do much to alter IBM’s fiscal stagnation. Synergy is the intended outcome of most acquisitions, and it’s not clear if this deal will create any synergy,” Brumley wrote November 9. “And IBM just paid a steep... — read more 

The dirt is starting to trickle out. . . https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/18/ibm_government_lying_claims/

Workload rebalancing is an unrealized promise because the last of these conditions—operating at the same or higher level of profit productivity—has not been met. IBM has been increasing profits by lowering wages, but this has been offset by the... — read more 

This is Virginia M. Rometty's reality: IBM's brand is in big trouble. It will take a change of leadership and strategy in 2019 to save one of America's most-iconic brands. Otherwise analysts and shareholders, executives and employees, customers and... — read more 

It's that time again, folks! One week before 4Q18 Results announce, so lock-in your answers now! I'll start: miss.

In 2015, Modernizing Medicine received an investment from IBM, part of a $20 million financing round. Not sure if IBM still owns this building, but if so, then Modernizing Medicine is essentially paying the rent for awhile with Big Bleu's money?... — read more 

Seems the 4Q18 clamp-down on travel has just carried-over into 1Q19, as just received word of this in Systems group. Don't know how widespread. Guessing 4Q18 results are not looking too rosy. . .

Clearly, options traders are pricing in a big move for IBM shares, but what is the fundamental picture for the company? Yeah, a big downward move. https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/346686/are-options-traders-betting-on-a-big-move-in-ibm-stock

The Handelsblatt daily cited an internal memo which said 400 employees in six countries would switch to IBM in May. Sacrificial lambs to be RA'd within a year or so of the acquisition closing. For recent evidence, just ask the Verizon folks that were... — read more 

My team was just asked last week to fill in a matrix of our skills and what were working on with timeframes. Now sometimes these requests can be data gathering for a big bid, but I know it’s not for a big bid this time as I know of several other... — read more 

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article224283465.html#storylink=latest_side

This is not my post but I thought it was relevant to us... Flagging it with #Gold ========= It's a part of a bigger shift to hire younger folks with lower salary requirements. Here is how the scam works (many companies are doing this): ... — read more 

When can we expect next round of layoffs? It is more and more obvious each day that anybody in their late forties or early fifties and up has no future at IBM. This leadership will stop at nothing to get rid of us, it seems. And unfortunately, they... — read more 

It’s obvious from the posting here the vast majority of the comments here are from one person....check writing style. Can you please stop?, you’re ruining the forum and making it look like your column. I’m definitely not sticking up for IBM, but get... — read more 

From Bloomberg today: "International Business Machines Corp. managers discussed ways to make the company’s workforce younger and move jobs overseas, according to a presentation filed in court recently."... — read more 

You say IBM overpaid, And I agree with you. BUT what was the alternative??? IBM had to get back into the game of cloud, and the only way to do that was buy Redhat or Hortenworks. They were the only 2 open source players left standing. (both have... — read more 

Of course, this title is metaphorical, but it paints a good picture of IBM’s journey from a conservative corporation to a corporation that cashes out the biggest amount for a tech company in history, for a company that is based on open source... — read more 

https://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/3068859/ibm-to-be-gone-from-aecom-by-spring-says-insider A depressingly familiar story that could be from any one of IBM's outsourced clients. No doubt the loss of this account increases the chance of more... — read more 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6562823/Former-IBM-employee-57-accuses-company-firing-age-discrimination.html A former IBM employee is suing the IT company, alleging she was fired because of age discrimination. Terry Keebaugh, 57, was fired... — read more 

Last night I saw an IBM commercial claiming that Watson can improve call center efficiency. I guess diagnosing cancer is too hard. Then I saw a commercial where IBM Cloud can do something, I don't know what, with racing cars? IT looks like IBM... — read more 

I really don’t know how this lawsuit is going to end, and I understand that the use of consumer data is a sensitive area, but I recognize IBM’s sneaky practices of saying one thing and doing another. When will they learn that things like this can... — read more 

I can't fathom how they can change the severance pay. When I was absorbed by IBM, we were sold on the company culture and being true blue etc. Part of the reason I didn't jump ship was that they had specific benefits at the time. I never imagined a... — read more 

https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-sells-mortgage-services-product-seterus-2019-1 IBM sold its Seterus mortgage-services business to Mr. Cooper Group, the companies announced Friday. The terms of the deal weren't disclosed, though IBM said Seterus... — read more 

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This has IBM written all over it. A new data analysis by ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire, suffering financial damage that is often... — read more 

I see that IBM is trying to aggressively push their planes regarding the application of AI in the sector of marketing into the media. Maybe in terms of publicity, after the Watson disaster in cancer treatment, the smart thing to do was to switch the... — read more 

According to the lawsuit filed by the government, the Weather Company, the business behind the app, deceptively collected, shared and profited from the location information of millions of American consumers. The app unfairly manipulated users into... — read more 

IBM selling its Seterus platform... this is more evidence that the company is cleaning up shop to divest one or more divisions to pay for the Red Hat acquisition... — read more 

My husband left a good job with Philips in 2016 to join Watson Health. Should we be worried about layoffs this quarter?

IBM is very concerned as to how 4th Q and full year results will be received. If results come in “light” look for an announcement “sooner” as the board and management can’t take the inspection anymore (they are out of excuses and runway). The much... — read more 

https://start.att.net/comics/title/Dilbert/date/20190102/

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/11/investors-should-be-furious-3-stock-buybacks-that-went-horribly-wrong.html If IBM senior management's lack of vision is not enough, according to CNBC, their bad timing puts them in the bottom 4. We have watched the... — read more 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveandriole/2018/11/01/ibms-post-red-hat-quandary-buy-build-or-dress-up-for-an-exit/#b7f0bb51dcb4

https://www.facebook.com/IBMwatchdog/posts/292909338236928 "In a story this year, ProPublica described how IBM has forced out more than 20,000 U.S. workers aged 40 and over in just the past five years..."