http://www.computerworld.com/article/3143620/it-outsourcing/on-first-day-in-office-trump-to-attack-visas-that-undercut-the-american-worker.html President-elect Donald Trump on Monday sent out the strongest signal yet that the H-1B visa program is... — read more 

http://www.businessinsider.com/r-tech-worker-visas-face-uncertain-future-under-trump-sessions-2016-11 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The main U.S. visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and his... — read more 

Can we somehow get organized to push back on all abuses by the management? Has this ever been attempted before?

http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/15/news/economy/ibm-ceo-trump-new-collar-jobs/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom IBM CEO Ginni Rometty wants to help President-elect Donald Trump create new jobs in America. But she's not suggesting getting tough on Mexico and... — read more 

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3140711/it-careers/trumps-election-sets-stage-for-h-1b-reform.html President-elect Donald Trump gave laid-off IT workers something his rival, Hillary Clinton, did not during the campaign: Attention and a promise... — read more 

http://seekingalpha.com/news/3220534-s-and-p-500-companies-pay-highest-lowest-corporate-tax-rates Only 7 other corporations had a lower tax rate than IBM. IBM should start a new division devoted strictly to Financial Engineering. . .

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/donald-trump-hits-out-at-ibm-for-shifting-out-american-jobs-to-india/articleshow/55289239.cms WASHINGTON: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump today accused US tech giant IBM of... — read more 

Does IBM still support international transfers, in my particular case it'd be from the EU to the USA. Large scale SAP implementations experience, 4 years with IBM - 11 w/SAP, moving due to a family situation (wife is being transferred to the USA) - I... — read more 

This is from Forbes, via BI, Khosla nails it here... Vinod Khosla, former Sun Microsystems founder and the billionaire founder of famed Silicon Valley venture firm Khosla Ventures, was instrumental in the rise of what we now think of as the computer... — read more 

My 2 year long project (joined straight from school) is almost over and I am panicking. Tried to find something new through my modest IBM network, it does not work. Here is a question for all of you with more experience - do I stand a chance of... — read more 

IBM is doing away with the remote employee. WW marketing individuals will be told their jobs are now in one of four cities in the US. You either move to that city with a pathetic relocation package that they offer college kids or you're out in 90... — read more 

Enjoy reading this: >The transformative potential of the iOS enterprise took a huge step forward this week, with IBM giving iPhone users in-app access to the powerful cognitive capabilities of IBM Watson, using MobileFirst for iOS apps... — read more 

Ginnie was sitting behind home plate, in tee front row, to the Cubs side of the field. Way to go girl! Go IBM...

https://www.businessreport.com/article/job-creation-baton-rouge-ibm-facility-falls-short-2016-target The Baton Rouge IBM Client Innovation Center fell 67 jobs short of the 500 full-time-equivalent positions it was suppose to create by June 30 under... — read more 

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161025006267/en/ "The board today also authorized $3 billion in additional funds for use in the company’s stock repurchase program. IBM said it will repurchase shares on the open market or in private... — read more 

More layoffs coming weekend after Thanksgiving with the last day being end of February. 17 years last 12 with the Special Events team that hosts IBM.COM plus all of IBMs sports marketing websites. Had 70 people in the org before and after these cuts... — read more 

One of the biggest obstacles that employees faces at IBM is how they can communicate with directors and up... They may not feel comfortable approaching the boss, and as a result of this apprehension, many employees may choose to avoid bringing up... — read more 

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3132962/it-outsourcing/in-three-debates-h-1b-visa-untouched-by-clinton-and-trump.html In three presidential debates, including the final one Wednesday night, the two candidates did not talk about the H-1B visa... — read more 

Sent to Watching IBM in regards status of class action as it relates to age in job cuts: I contacted Brent and we have 7 interested parties that also qualify (i.e. Resourced, over 40 and did not sign severance agreement)… That puts us almost half the... — read more 

New round of RA's supposed to start this week or very soon. That's our reward for busting our butts, while the execs will be showered with bonuses, raises, and more stock. I suggest a silent walkout. Most of us in IBM work from home. How about... — read more 

No surprise with all the RA's http://www.abc17news.com/news/top-stories/ibm-job-numbers-fall-again-more-incentives-suspended/125054191

http://seekingalpha.com/article/4012853-ibm-fool-people-time [Unable to post entire article, as hit the maximum allowable characters, so register at SA to access the link directly: it's a spot-on worthwhile read. However, including one excerpt... — read more 

https://www.ft.com/content/bb996cec-94bb-11e6-a80e-bcd69f323a8b "At $19.2bn, revenues at the US IT company were only $54m lower in the third quarter than a year before, and ahead of the $19bn most analysts had been expecting. Earnings also topped... — read more 

Just got fired from IBM today. I'm 64 and so was expecting the axe to fall at any time. All the people who are my age are either being let go or retiring, IBM seems to want younger, cheaper employees as a conscious policy.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/6-things-id-do-i-got-laid-off-ibm-j-t-o-donnell?trk=mp-reader-card For the ones that voluntarily decide to stay... NO ONE is safe at HPE. No matter how "business critical" you think you and/or your role are, you are... — read more 

All four major financial web sites have this as a top story. As for us - we'll feel the pain again. And, the dividends will keep coming for sure, stock buybacks will continue and Ginni Rometty will continue to unload massive piles of cash for her... — read more 

Just in case it wasn't on everyone's to-do list for Mon. morning, 10/17 before IBM announces 3Q Results later in the afternoon, here's a reminder: http://investorplace.com/2016/10/blue-chip-stocks-to-sell-right-now/view-all/ "International Business... — read more 

http://247wallst.com/technology-3/2016/10/05/ibm-brand-value-collapses-19/ "The failure of IBM's turnaround continues to smother the business. IBM's shares are off 17% in the past two years, against a 9% improvement in the S&P 500. IBM's revenue in... — read more 

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I am relatively new to IBM (3 yr) - someone in a thread below mentioned "The layoffs of 1993 and great Pension Fiasco of 1999" - would one of you who have been around for a while be able to shine more light on the two events mentioned here? I am... — read more 

Again, here's what happens when you fire your experienced, dedicated, knowledgeable staff in order to save money and replace them with off shore and on shore inexperienced workers with bogus degrees. This is the price you pay. IBM customers, caveat... — read more 

IBM was not a "horrible" place to work for me. I got to work with a lot of very smart, talented folks. And I had several managers that helped me stay on through a series of medical issues that took me out for months at a time. No medical leave and I... — read more 

IBM Germany has sent redundancy notices to around 600 employees. This was the first series of forced redundancies in IBM Germany's history. Previously, the company has used voluntary redundancies to reduce its workforce. IBM said the job cuts were... — read more 

Former IBM senior portfolio marketing professional Jack Verdins is demanding $347,889 in compensation after being made redundant following a 36-year career with the company. IBM handed Verdins his notice on 7 March, saying a restructure of the... — read more 

I was part of a 2015 deal (that went through Ginni's office after a press comment) that netted IBM a pretty penny. I expected some reflection on my 2015 performance... The two reps on the deal got to go to Hawaii. I got a PIP then RA'd. It's a cheap... — read more 

This is not good for IBM's hybrid cloud ambitions: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/06/aws_has_a_lousy_hybrid_cloud_story_vmware_might_fix_that_soon/

Another H1B Rant (for Cognizant, but there is reference to IBM): https://www.thelayoff.com/t/EjgnJOS or @EjgnJOS

I'm betting that Ginni's paycheck is correct every time. http://ipolitics.ca/2016/10/05/australian-case-similar-to-phoenix-pay-debacle-wasnt-on-governments-radar/