IBM's largest asset (by far) is it's human capital, humans and workers that toil day and night... Yet IBM is running talent out the door as quickly as possible, this seems to be the only thing the executives are doing well right now. There is value... — read more
Layoffs Coming, the Sale is on: Rommetty is an affirmative action CEO. She's a foil flasher.
Giny puts up bullet charts and that's it. She's like the TV quiz show girl who puts up letters. The truth is, she doesn't know what business IBM is in. She's groping and hoping. IBM needs a CEO with real vision, not just another marketing manager who... — read more
IBM Kind of Loses Its Mind
Here you go: http://www.cringely.com/2016/01/11/wheres-the-beef-ibm/
Be nice and give Gini another quarter to waste
Stop complaining and let her do her thing: gradually destroying the company - she has as much strategic vision as my Spitz (give me all the food right now, who cares what will happen next)... She keeps collecting bonuses and executive pay, and who... — read more
Alliance@IBM suspends activity - game over
This is an unconditional surrender by IBM workers. Nicely played executives!
Constant job cuts
Who's left? Cut, cut, cut cut.... wonder when Ginny will be gone?
2016 IBM Silent US Workforce Shrinking
In the 1980s IBM had 200,000 people in the USA... Today, less than 70,000 people work at IBM. Layoffs, attrition, neglect, strategic shifting, all of that took a toll on the US worker. And we did buy PwC and tens of thousands of consultants in the US... — read more
IBM Management only cares about the bottom line is not the people who make that happen.
It's been like this for about 15 years now - it's a sweatshop now
IBM Has Constant Layoffs and Hiring - 2016 will be no different here
IBM is a huge company and at any point in time one group would be doing layoffs while the other one will be hiring. It’s a constant pull and push, the company is trying to adjust as we move along. Having 100s of thousands of employees, this often... — read more
Save America IT jobs!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-American-Information-Technology-Jobs/256809727849073
IBM Layoffs 2016
What is the likelihood of IBM layoffs in Armonk in 2016? Please let me know if you have any information.
I worked for IBM for 15 years before quitting.
I saw 90% of the SA's I knew there train their H1B replacements from India and then be let go. it started about 5 years after I joined, and by the time I left there, I knew less than 5 SA's who were born in the US, out of a plant that had 1000's of... — read more
If you are laid off by IBM consider Contracting
Contracting sucks but sometimes (especially after layoffs) you have to do what you have to do, so here is my advice. Seek out recommendations from people at IBM that you know well to get an idea of which agencies treat their people well. Setup a... — read more
TO EXECS: How dare you pretend the core values still matter, even in the middle of large IBM layoffs.
How dare you pretend the core values still matter, even in the middle of large IBM layoffs. How dare you pretend everything is OK with IBM when you lay off people. Exciting new structure. Ever think of why some groups are doing well where others... — read more
IBM REVERSED PONZI SCHEME
Take IBM (IBM). It has combined share buybacks with tax gimmicks, capability-crippling outsourcing, unsustainable work pressures, relentless cost-cutting, automatic culling of staff, fading technical expertise, strengthened bureaucracy, acquisitions... — read more
Dubuque, Iowa
We had over 1,200 people here in Dubuque, Iowa. I think we are under 800 now and people are talking about losing even more folks by the end of the quarter of calendar year. Jobs are moving offshore, Columbia is adding headcount and they will continue... — read more
I heard of massive layoffs in Australia.
Have no idea what's going on in the US. Nothing in my immediate surroundings.
Project Chrome
http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/tech-careers/massive-worldwide-layoff-underway-at-ibm
Global delivery center (GDC) in Dubuque Layoffs 2015
200 folks was let go this week, they will continue to shrink the footprint here in the States as it relates to GDCs - we are way too expensive and they will continue to cut workers in the USA. Layoffs will continue through 2015 and IBM is hiding the... — read more
IBM Layoffs 2015
Aside from direct layoffs that happen pretty much all the time at IBM, the management is very sneaky when it comes to designing attrition programs to get folks quit without receiving severance payments that may be sometimes very good for folks that... — read more
Severance Package
What's a typical severance package?
layoffs coming.. http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2014/10/20/ibm-shares-fall-8-after-big-earnings-miss/
IBM shares off 7% after big earnings miss
Armaonk, NY - GET READY
We'll start the purge on 11/1 @ 3pm EDT
How much an analyst in GBS makes
I understand that compensation varies per region, so, if you can, please post numbers for East / West Coast and Mid-West. Thanks!
IBM T2R
Would someone please explain the T2R concept to me. I am not with IBM but would like to learn about the practical outcomes of the concept (my company will have something similar to T2R)
Project Apollo and Downsizing 16K people at IBM
OK, let's start with the name, come on, "Project Apollo", who's so smart to name the project by the god of Music, Healing & Prophecy. And was not he super handsome too? I guess Rommetty likes looking at those Greek sculptures of super handsome gods... — read more
For more layoff info go to: Alliance@IBM
Alliance@IBM is your best source for this kind of information
REBALANCE workforce in 2014, cuts on the hardware side
Growth to come from cloud, analytics, big data, mobile and security... Hardware always suffers, damn it.
We just missed a billion dollar in revenues - EVERY TIME WE DO SIMILAR SIZE DROPS we do layoffs, simple as that
We just missed a billion dollar in revenues - EVERY TIME WE DO SIMILAR SIZE DROPS we do layoffs, simple as that. There will be no hiding here...
they are using BCG as a way to fire people
they are using BCG as a way to fire people. It is a double score for IBM: get rid of an "expensive" US employee without severance! I had this happen to me. They resurrected an old audit from 2 years ago. I had met with my manager over a year ago and... — read more