If only we could find proper people with enough experience and knowledge to lead the company. Sadly, we seem to be stuck with leaders (if I can even call them that) who have limited knowledge, a limited arsenal of solutions (RAs, RAs, and more RAs)... — read more 

Howard Boville is out in latest management shakeup. Who would be next?

so many LinkedIn messages saying this is my last day, been at IBM for x years ( most are over 10 from what I've seen)

Even she was better than what we have now.

That will ki-l off all those freeloaders like CentOS, Rock Linux, Oracle Linux etc. You should make RHEL incompatible with other Linuxes.

Say PIP ends on 7/31 unsuccessfully; it sounds like retirement happens on last day of month regardless of reason. It also sounds like 8/31, and not 7/31, would be that date ("If PIP is not successfully completed then retirement starts on 8/1 and... — read more 

Are there any audiophiles in the house? Audio-Technica is a Japanese company that makes some of the best audio equipment in the world. Microphones, headphones, turntables, magnetic cartridges, you name it. They've been around since 1962. In the... — read more 

Short term pain, long term gain. Right now IBM is circling the wagons around a product set that is mostly dwindling in market share. Very little gets created in house due to underfunding of dev, then we overpay to buy companies with new products. If... — read more 

$5B, eh? Squeezing all the existing organizations' budgets so that it can all be funneled towards M&A. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ibm-nears-5-billion-deal-for-software-provider-868942ce By: Laura Cooper and Lauren Thomas June 23, 2023 7:49... — read more 

The move will make CentOS Stream the sole repository for public RHEL-related source code releases, according to the company. Source https://www.techcentral.ie/what-red-hats-source-code-restrictions-mean-for-businesses/

I’m tired of the BPIPs, RA’s and non-stop exits. Every. Single. Day. Nobody seems safe either. Delivery people, 100% billable, have been let go. Partners and senior partners that actually know how to sell have been let go. I know there used to be... — read more 

We mourn our soon-to-be-fallen brethren at Agyla SAS. https://thesiliconreview.com/2023/06/acquisition-agyla-sas-hybrid-cloud-consulting

Answer: No https://www.silverliningsinfo.com/apps-services/can-ibm-bring-watson-back-life

I've seen a few comments about canada this week or next week or whatever but I do know of several Canadians that were ra'd a few weeks ago. Is there another or is it done (for now of course) in canada? Anybody ?

Anyone know or hearing anything?

The whole company is pushing the AI narrative. Everyone needs to get on-board or else. . . https://www.businessinsider.com/why-cmos-should-embrace-technology-like-chatgpt-and-generative-ai-2023-6 Today's chief marketing officer will not succeed... — read more 

Including execs

More crumbling of the company happening under AK's watch. https://qz.com/for-the-first-time-in-almost-30-years-a-company-other-1850534582 By: Annalisa Merelli Published: Tuesday 3:29PM It might not be as cool as Apple or as talked-about as Tesla... — read more 

will be closing fredericton office completely and layoff more than half the staff there. announce/land later in june. has been cooking for a few months due to government subsidies they need to pay back and the scale of layoffs (hundreds). another... — read more 

If you believe you were a victim of ageism. contact Wright & Greenhill in Austin before you sign anything. I am NOT associated with them in any way, but I do know of several plaintiffs who used them

I know you’re all just useful i d i o t s doing the $0.25/hr job that AK assigned to you, but you DO realize that the more you downvote a topic, the more people know that the subject matter of that topic holds a lot of truth and weight, right? — read more 

Hearing of layoff in consulting today, on bench and on projects, personally know of people impacted, good luck to all

IBM is sued for age discrimination by widow of ousted worker, 57, who ki-led himself after being fired: Firm is accused of firing hundreds of other older workers after branding them 'dinobabies' who needed to go... — read more 

I've had it up to here with all this drama, the never-ending cycle of layoffs, and the mind-numbingly stupid business decisions the "leadership" is making over and over again. I'm sick and tired of it. My stress levels are through the roof, and I'm... — read more 

From: @2pge+1n01qhie Here's what the EEOC had to say: "The Commission’s investigation reveals that Respondent conducted Resource Actions analyzed by the EEOC between 2013 and 2018 that had an adverse impact on employees in the protected age group... — read more 

(Interesting article, although not layoff related, surely some of these folks were likely RA victims). https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/technology/2023/06/02/ibm-technology-preservation-techworks-binghamton

I cannot comment on how widespread ageism is at IBM but I have to believe part of the issue is individual stupidity and lack of common sense on the part of management. I am retired from IBM now but I recall a very uncomfortable incident a few years... — read more 

RedHat, Nordcloud, Spin-Off Kyndryl all effected by layoffs recently or in recent months. How does the future look like?

"In The Axios Harris Poll 100 2023 Corporate Reputation Rankings, IBM’s ranking fell 19 places to 30th. It received particularly poor grades for “citizenship” and “vision.” The researchers polled 16,310 Americans between March 13 and March 28. First... — read more 

My expectation is that the majority of the readers and contributors of this sub-forum are highly educated people but I tend to forget that many will likely be technical experts rather than financial wizards. Sadly, a PhD in quantum computing teaches... — read more 

We just went through this in April and again in May and our dividend is the biggest it's ever been. What is the company hiding that we need to layoff yet gain?

A final word: If you’re thinking of buying a fund that uses AI to pick the stocks for you, don’t get your hopes up. The oldest of these is AIEQ, the AI Powered Equity ETF, which has used IBM’s Watson since 2017. Since its launch, it has... — read more 

"UPDATE April 6, 2023: New registrations for the Degree Work Study Plan are currently not being accepted as IBM management assesses the program, plans and process for future changes." Unsurprisingly this wasn't widely broadcast. Guess nothing is... — read more 

If not why not? If so how much?

Dont say we didnt warn you...... RH Tower will be empty trying to recruit another up and coming company and RH name will exist as an IBM product line

The amended complaint [PDF] expands on these allegations, arguing Kyndryl carried out layoffs "as a part of IBM's continued targeting of older workers for termination" and that Kyndryl carried out that strategy – ensuring that older workers left the... — read more 

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/25/1073606/ibm-wants-to-build-a-100000-qubit-quantum-computer/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-plans-replace-nearly-8-174052360.html "potentially taking over up to 30% of noncustomer-facing roles in the five years. *This means that workers in finance, accounting, HR and other areas will likely find... — read more 

There appears to be a growing perception that IBM's long-term strategy involves gradually divesting parts of the company and returning capital to shareholders. I think that Red Hat will remain as the primary entity, with senior executives... — read more