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 

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%?

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 

And if you went back, did you think that maybe you'd lost your f---ing mind?

Hmmm.... if saving money is the reason to hire these folks, will IBM cough up a hundred grand? Doubtful, I think. Your thoughts?

Any truth to this rumor?

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 

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 

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

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 

I think we peaked at 295 per share, now its about 30 bucks less. Can it rebound…

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 

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 

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 

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 

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?

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 

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

https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2025/09/08/red_hatters_to_be_big/

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 

https://www.businessinsider.com/once-it-seemed-impossible-ibm-is-now-worth-more-than-microsoft-2011-5

~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 

For those that were there, what did Rob Thomas say about RTP? Did he say anything about how the RTP main site just closed?

https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/10/The_Bluewashing_of_Red_Hat_is_Being_Completed_Many_Staff_Unders.shtml

If you agree post it.

Anyone join ? I can’t stand to hear him speak or even look at him He’s so condescending and obnoxious it sickens me

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 

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 

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

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 

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 

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 

https://x.com/SouthAsiaIndex/status/1963927195715547432 "Just IN: President Trump considering a proposal to block US IT companies from outsourcing their work to Indian companies — a move that could wreck Indian IT sector & cost millions of jobs." — read more 

Should IBM change its direction with India after this past week we see India running shoulders with Russia?

3 month package, effective 30 days, US, not for performance reasons. Could you give me some advice?

Sounds like he was asked to leave or given incentive to go. https://hansdegoede.dreamwidth.org/30910.html

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/ibm_cloud_basic_support_changes/ Shift to self-service will apparently improve support, presumably Big Blue's bottom line too Thu 4 Sep 2025 // 03:32 UTC IBM Cloud will update the services it provides under... — read more 

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-ARM-Changes-Red-Hat-QA

I am not sure how it is in your region, but we are disappointed that first time ever, we are receiving DELL laptops as a part of the refresh cycle instead of Lenovo. Maybe some in this forum folks have insights into what may be the reason.