Here's all you need to know. IBM executives/insiders are selling off their shares slowly, trying to keep it on the down low. They sure know which way the wind blows, like any employee does, seeing the chaos and demoralization inside every day. Rumor... — read more 

Recieved an invite to a meeting with an operations manager in about a week or so - meeting invite has no information as to what it is. About 40-45 of us from various departments. It's gonna be some RA thing right? I assumed it would be done 1:1 but... — read more 

What freaks me out the most is the frequency of the RAs. I think that I've had it, I need to act on my own terms rather than wait to be tapped out.

Would someone be kind enough and explain to me what the bonus structure looks like, on what it's based and how its structured around utilization vs 'rating'? I just started at IBM in Feb in GBS - band7 - as of now my utilization is excellent. For... — read more 

How safe are jobs in Security and Cloud? Thoughts?

https://icert.doleta.gov/index.cfm?event=ehLCJRExternal.dspLCRLanding Check out the link above. IBM is still sponsoring H1B visas and Green Cards. Under Case Type drop down PERM is for Green Cards. How can they sponsor H1Bs and Green Cards when so... — read more 

I have been extended an offer for a senior position in one of the "hot" CAMSS areas. I am aware that the firm is struggling and that revenue has been declining for years - tons of layoffs too.... How is the restructuring doing internally? Will there... — read more 

All, As all of you know, in March IBM Nederland started an information and consultation process with the Works Council about rebalancing our workforce. I like to inform you in detail about the context, the process, the current status and the next... — read more 

Why is it crashing so often? I mean, besides the obvious, what's the problem with Bluemix? Seems like at least twice a week now we have issues, something gets seriously broken and takes down my apps, or the whole interface just goes 404 on me. It's... — read more 

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/careers/older-workers-getting-new-job-can-be-gamble-n605471

The sale of some IBM branches started in Italy as already reported by Lee Conrad on Watching IBM Facebook page. The Indian Company HCL Technologies will buy on 1st of September 2016 the first part of the Italian IBM Laboratories. At the moment it... — read more 

http://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-cutting-redundant-jobs-is-permanent-business-model-says-email-2016-7

http://wraltechwire.com/more-ibm-mass-layoffs-coming-this-time-to-the-netherlands/15828322/

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3089314/it-careers/clinton-wants-to-staple-green-cards-on-stem-grads-diplomas.html As president, Hillary Clinton would support the automatic granting of green cards, or permanent residency, to foreign students who... — read more 

What a tsunami for IBM. Not only has Brexit dragged the stock down badly, just in time for it to take it's usual quarterly beating when the 2Q results are announced in a few weeks, but now key employees are defecting to competitors in droves. Every... — read more 

I was hired on a year ago to GTS Canada, but I'm really not enjoying my time with the company (a long story, things did not pan out as promised). Is there anything I should be concerned or worried about when leaving the company after being on board... — read more 

http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2016/06/23/ibm-behind-the-acquisitions-things-are-getting-worse-says-credit-suisse/

Very good written article http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/23/ibm_spirit_thomas_watson_jr/

http://www.cringely.com/2016/06/15/mainframe-dead-long-live-mainframe/ The death knell. . .

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-ciscos-rock-star-engineers-quit-2016-6 "It was a vote of no confidence in Robbins," Hmmmmm. . .

http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/victory-for-ibm-employees-in-bromont-582980761.html MONTREAL, June 14, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - In a historic judgment made public yesterday, Judge François P. Duprat of the Superior Court of Quebec ordered IBM Canada... — read more 

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article83460782.html

So if you are in IBM you are being bombarded with Agile terms and have likely watched some videos at least of what Agile means as a culture. But the motion is unfortunately failing and will continue to fail in GTS because at the highest levels IBM is... — read more 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/us/laid-off-americans-required-to-zip-lips-on-way-out-grow-bolder.html?_r=0 "On April 20, about two dozen employees of EmblemHealth, a health insurer, protested outside its offices in Manhattan after the company... — read more 

I left in 2015, would someone be able to tell me if a link for downloading IBM W2 is available for non-employees. If yes, please post the link here or let me know who to call to request it.

Am I allowed to install non-corporate approved software on my machine? I am using TeamViewer to control my home automation via a computer installed at home and would like to have it installed but I am not sure if this would put me in some kind of... — read more 

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160603/NEWS07/160609925/mcdonalds-offers-buyouts-to-hundreds-of-headquarters-employees?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social Employees attended departmental meetings this week to... — read more 

I've been performing very well at work in the last 1+ years, and got recognized by my manager, 2nd line too. However, I wonder if I should talk to them about a raise given the current RA situation. People in my team, neighbor teams even some upper... — read more 

IBM Layoffs Continue as Transformation Rages On Reports of IBM layoffs of up to thousands of employees continue as the company seeks to transition to support cloud, analytics and cognitive workloads. As IBM goes about its efforts to transform itself... — read more 

Internal hiring is frozen. It takes an act of God to find a position inside once you are RA'd. Those RA'd are in an accounting column used to report reduced spending. All new hires are in a different accounting column. Anyone trying to change... — read more 

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibms-ceo-perfect-response-her-232232698.html

Let's assume I have vacation left and I want to leave mid year? Also, what happens if you take a years worth of vacation and leave mid year. Anyone?

http://www.cnet.com/news/ai-will-impact-everything-in-our-lives-in-five-years-says-ibm-ceo/ "But she did concede that smarter intelligence in computers will lead to some folks losing their jobs." That's not the only thing leading to some folks losing... — read more 

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3077302/it-careers/it-layoffs-at-insurance-firm-are-a-never-ending-funeral.html

http://seekingalpha.com/article/3978922-superinvestor-daily-berkshire-may-made-mistake-buying-ibm-ibm-made-much-bigger-one

Twice asked to train associates in India, I saw the axe, left before a major Resource Action (layoff). IBM is really good at saving pennies 50,000 times. There is no longer any executive management in the Dubuque site, where I worked, which is bold... — read more 

Sent to Watching IBM: "You can post this anonymously to the group. " Today I received my final checks in the mail from my manager. The checks did not include my Vacation accrual time of 6.5 days from the beginning of the year. I did not use any... — read more 

https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-IBM-RVW10746888.htm?utm_source=contentStatus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=content-approved-review&utm_content=content-approved-review-review-link

http://www.fastcompany.com/3053695/the-future-of-work/where-former-google-apple-and-amazon-employees-want-to-work "IBM And Microsoft Employees' Next Move Both IBM and Microsoft employees would entertain a move if there was more stability than risk... — read more