https://www.thehrdigest.com/ibm-beats-earnings-forecast-but-layoffs-and-dei-retreat-test-hr/
Now comes the spin. IBM stock collapses after hours, tens of thousands laid off, media has "happy stories".
https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2025/04/23/ibm-earnings-tariffs-federal-contracts-doge-musk.html
IBM Results Fail to Meet Market Hopes on Concerns About Tariffs, DOGE Cuts
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-23/ibm-posts-sales-topping-estimates-says-doge-hit-15-contracts By: Brody Ford April 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM CDT | Updated on April 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM CDT International Business Machines Corp. dropped... — read more
IBM says 15 contracts impacted by DOGE cost cuts, shares drop
And the house of cards quickly collapses. https://www.reuters.com/business/ibm-forecasts-second-quarter-revenue-above-estimates-soothing-tariff-worries-2025-04-23/ By: Arsheeya Bajwa and Juby Babu April 23, 20255:19 PM CDT | Updated 34 min... — read more
[I]ntel Can [I]inspire [I]BM layoffs
When POWER is shut down to make way for buzzword and hype like "quantum"'. You end up unable to pay salaries and lose grip on actual talent or people who mastered technology rather than meaningless terminology.
LLM slop by Surbhi Jain
https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44952476/ibm-gears-up-for-q1-earnings-can-big-blue-outrun-the-bears when bots write about your financial state you just need to pay for some "marketing", to manipulate the training set Layoffs?? What layoffs? Good... — read more
Quartz got sold and became LLM slopfarm this month, now it churns out slop about IBM
https://qz.com/ba-ibm-goog-nasdaq-dow-s-p-500-stocks-to-watch-april-23-1851777431 "IBM (IBM+1.52%) reports after the bell Wednesday"; "beat expectations" means we already set expectations lower than what we expect, maintaining "infinite growth"... — read more
IBM gives employees a rude awakening with harsh new policy
https://www.thestreet.com/employment/ibm-gives-employees-a-rude-awakening-with-harsh-new-policy plans 9,000 layoffs https://news.outsourceaccelerator.com/ibm-back-to-office-plans-layoffs/
Trump administration threatens to end consultancy contracts after ‘insulting’ proposals
But Gruenbaum also stressed there would be opportunities for firms that comply with the renewed requests. “There’s going to be one or two of these companies that get it right, and say, ‘we’re going do this correctly, and we’re going... — read more
IBM gives employees a rude awakening with harsh new policy
Old news with few added details from Alvind and the Pipmunks... https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ibm-gives-employees-a-rude-awakening-with-harsh-new-policy/ar-AA1DpmVo?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W099&cvid=e7128b0d4bc945ea9dfc61ba3e2d570e&ei=11 And... — read more
LLM slop about IBM layoffs, getting the facts wrong
An hour ago: "dismissed 3,900 employees in January 2023. Since then, minimal reductions of the staff have been recorded." https://techstory.in/ibm-mandates-return-to-office-for-employees/
"Other companies in the US, like IBM, were laying off approximately 9,000 employees across multiple locations in the nation."
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/layoffs-alert-these-companies-including-volvo-announce-job-cuts-in-us-amid-trump-tariff-turmoil-11745065904533.html
IBM orders workers back to the office, or face the consequences
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ibm-orders-workers-back-to-the-office-or-face-the-consequences
Red Hat / IBM Dallas office complete S Show
The IBM employees working on the Red Hat team are experiencing a complete S Show right now. First, they’re told there’s no way the center is closing. Then, told the center is closing and the must move to Austin. Being told Red Hat will never cancel... — read more
Techie shares ‘horrible interview experience’ with IBM Bengaluru, says company ‘lied about CTC’
Even in India https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/techie-shares-horrible-interview-experience-with-ibm-bengaluru-says-company-lied-about-ctc/3811390/
IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn: The probability of a recession is higher but still depends on policy
"So I don't think we're to the layoff stage yet, but we're clearly at the non-hiring stage." The message is unambiguous: get... — read more
IBM orders US sales to locate near customers or offices
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/18/ibm_orders_us_sales_staff/
IBM is a glorified Caste systrm
Seriously, the first day you step into this company, your fate is already decided. It's up to them to decide how badly they want to treat you as a lower caste workers. I know joining Google is hard...but still there are way better companies out... — read more
Multiple Office Closures 8AM 4/16
Announcement coming tomorrow for multiple offices to close and relocate to Austin, TX by end of year. Plan has been in place for several months but will be communicated tomorrow AM. Good luck!
New IBM Software Lab in Lucknow
A brand new site being opened in India. Following a zero-sum rule, likely means a location(s) somewhere else will be closing. . . https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7317418940303872000/
Mismanagement
Does anyone have experience dealing with mismanagement from their manager? Mismanagement; unsubstantiated performance reviews controlling flow of information preventing collaboration changing role/scope without discussion hostile... — read more
IBM slop about IBM slop
https://www.techinasia.com/ai-pump-82b-indonesian-factories-adoption-lags LLM slop as "press"
Who to blame for layoffs at IBM ?
Layoffs at IBM are testimonies of the failure, the incompetence and the corruption at all levels of leadership. No leader is exempt from the blame. First and foremost, the technical leadership that fail into mediocrity and produces subpar products... — read more
"cut “non-essential consulting contracts” with the top-10 highest-paid firms, including Deloitte, Accenture, IBM"
https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/2025/04/11/what-layoffs-at-consultancies-like-deloitte-mean-for-recruiters
IBM Reportedly Walks Back Diversity Policies, Citing ‘Inherent Tensions’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/04/11/ibm-reportedly-walks-back-diversity-policies-citing-inherent-tensions-here-are-all-the-companies-rolling-back-dei-programs/ "Tech company IBM and beer brewer Constellation Brands are reportedly... — read more
How do I deal with an Awful manager?
I am based out of Austin and my manager has no technical skills. He is basically a glorified meeting organizer. I hate his stupid buzzwords. He is so annoying
The Pentagon just cut $5.1 billion in IT and consulting contracts with firms calling it 'wasteful spending'
So where does IBM consulting stand with cuts to the Pentagon contracts... — read more
RAs and laid off people tagged with Low Performer?
I was laid off this month. Yesterday I received an IBM email that said "Your manager has identified you as a poor performer. My manager told me ALL people RA'ed or laid off are automatically tagged as a low performer. Is this true?
Alvinds Offive Hours 4/10
Anyone tune in to see what that arrogant AzzHat had to say ?
IBM Axes "Outdated" DEI Policies
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-axes-outdated-dei-policies
Markham?
Any idea on how extensive the RAs in Markham are?
Thread summary - IBM March Layoffs - https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv
Just in case you missed it, here it goes: Thread summary - March Layoffs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpk2jkbv @OP+1jpk2jkbv # Themes from IBM Layoff Discussions (March 17–21) The posts on TheLayoff.com thread regarding IBM layoffs from March 17 to... — read more
Australia RA round
“We have reviewed our business needs and your role is no longer required” letters were issued to dozens of IBM Consulting employees in Australia on Friday. Many client billable practitioners are impacted. As usual, many back office free riders are... — read more
Leaked Email from IBM Red Hat CEO: DEI, Supplier Diversity Requirements Removed
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/leaked-email-from-red-hat-ceo-dei
Something massive coming to MCC
Leadership on a panic. Guessing entire groups and orgs will be decimated. I’ve seen here before going down to just 500 people. Seems like it’s coming soon. Anyone in MCC needs to be getting out now. Company doesn’t value the function at all. — read more
Voting IBM Shares and Junior Achievement USA donation - Sheer Hypocrisy from IBM
Did anyone who has IBM shares get a notice in the mail about IBM making a charitable $1 donation to Junior Achievement USA for every shareholder account that votes this year ? Consider the way that the IBM layoffs are conducted with large numbers of... — read more
Please think of Alvind and his poor Pipmunks
That’s right. Since last week Alvinds paper value of the stock he was gifted lost about 13 million since the Tariffs crash What will Alvind do? How will he be able to afford his extravagant lifestyle? What about Krabanaugh? He lost about 6... — read more
Laying off 9,000 American to buy a buzzword
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/ibm-acquires-consultancy-hakkoda-as-it-continues-its-ai-investment-push/... — read more
Is anybody else dealing with this?
Is anyone else stuck in the same role even though you’re ki-ling it? My manager refuses to let me go because I make him look good. Every attempt at getting a promotion is blocked. How do you even begin to deal with this?
Age Discrimination Claim
Does anyone know of law firms advising on this topic individually or as part of a class action related to the recent resource action / layoffs?