Big Bleu bringing in more outside blood. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/ibm-taps-former-nokia-exec-new-telco-biz-chief

A moment of silence for the former Randori employees. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-tackles-growing-attack-surface-risks-with-plans-to-acquire-randori-301561725.html

June 23rd it all explodes. Huge RA 10k+. Followed by smaller mop ups. No 90 day divorce period. 30 days and hit the bricks. If you were planning any vacation save it and get paid instead to add to the paltry 30 day severance. Good luck

Take a look: https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/02/ibm_mayflower_ship/

https://www.barrons.com/articles/ibm-sold-half-stake-kyndryl-51654192378

If you hate it here and want to leave, you don't have much time left. Once the recession kicks in, there'll be no more employees' job market and no easy way to find a new job, not to mention a better new job. If you're still here six months from now... — read more 

This website has lot of hatred towards immigrants but i want you guys to realize that ibm is an equal opportunity fu---r, in that they fu-k immigrants , people of color, different race equally. I can understand that you guys are angry at immigrants... — read more 

IBM is moving 100k jobs from Asia to the USA. https:/www.some.folks.will.believe.anything.html

How many RAs need to occur to cover this loss? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-31/ibm-must-pay-1-6-billion-in-bmc-case-federal-judge-orders By: Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Francesca Maglione May 31, 2022, 10:32 AM CDT Updated on... — read more 

Your old pal Deep Throat here again. As I have promised multiple times, here is the skinny on Rometty’s PLANNED afterlife from IBM, and how it touched Watson Health, product decisions, and wait for it, the Trump family. Now before you get bent out... — read more 

Another 8k souls in NA will be shown the door this Thur 6/2. Good luck

It's another sharp stick into the eye of the retirees. No surprise though. https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/30/ibm_retirement_clubs/

I don’t one to be another poster talking about the good old days, but I have been here long enough to remember when we had a normal relationship with our managers. Micromanagement is nothing new to this company but it was never at the level on which... — read more 

I would like this company to be more competitive, but I don't believe that IBM knows how to compete anymore.

It's only a matter of time before it goes extinct. What are so many of you still doing there? I left two years ago and I've never been happier. If you're not spending all of your free time and even some of your working hours looking for a new job... — read more 

IBM will acquire its way to relevance! https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2022/05/26/what-ibm-next-acquisition-will-look-like.html By: Lauren Ohnesorge – Senior Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal May 26, 2022 Nearly three years after... — read more 

With this, Gartner will soon be ranking IBM as leading in the Space Cloud. Then IBM will be citing the Gartner report to then proclaim their dominance in this "niche"... — read more 

So you won't see an article in news media like other companies layoffs. Maybe those news agencies aren't interested in reporting ibm layoffs or ibm pays them off or something else, that's for another time. But ibm has mastered the art of layoffs... — read more 

I think I deserved more than two minutes of their time it took to tell me that they don’t need me anymore after all these years. I don't think that the world revolves around me or that I deserve some special treatment in this company, but... Do the... — read more 

Please also provide and age, band, salary if you are willing

If you are lay-off today, please provide division, country and package. Last day etc?

I haven’t been here long and I don't intend to stay around for long either, but I have heard from those who have been here much longer that they have gone through many, many layoff cycles. I am curious if there are any differences in the decision... — read more 

I know several people who happily left IBM in the last few years for startups. They got better pay and benefits, and most of them were happy with the culture they landed in. Two of them have been laid off in the last few months and another one... — read more 

For those who may not have heard yet about the Boulder site being fully taken over by... — read more 

For those who work hard to secure an exit from IBM into FAANG and you think you’re finally heading to greener pastures… My current employer (FAANG) has been on a spree of hiring ex IBM letter band execs. Every time one comes in, they destroy the team... — read more 

38k in NA will get notified this Thur. Your FLM will send invite Wed after 6pm.

Sorry the question is not directly related to RAs, but I have to ask why some people here think that quantum is a waste?

IBM can do nothing to redeem itself in my eyes at this point. The company has shown over and over again how little it cares for its employees, especially the older and most loyal ones. To say they've been treated like dirt would be an understatement... — read more 

AK's interview with the New York Slimes. His woke corporatism aside, pay particular attention to his oblivious answers on the talent and hiring questions. Also, notice that there's no questions at all about IBM business interests in CCP-controlled... — read more 

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/business/arvind-krishna-ibm-corner-office.html If Paywalled use: https://archive.ph/ZWjDT

Spoke with several band 10's who have been placed on PIP's in IBM Consulting recently. Could this be a new layoff action coming up?

A very relevant article for Big Bleu. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-your-coworker-manages-to-fail-up-corporate-ladder-at-work-11651075999 They aren’t the sharpest minds or hardest workers, but certain people have a way of advancing in their... — read more 

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/arvind-krishna-s-ibm-think-keynote-we-are-open-to-partnerships- What a surprise... this is what happens when you don't dominate anything anymore IBM!!! It is another sign that this iconic company is totally finished as... — read more 

Nothing exhausts me more than a meeting that was completely useless. Why is IBM demanding so many meetings with no clear purpose?

I really don't know how this company intends to survive without great innovations. In my opinion, that is not possible. On the other hand, how much do decision makers care about innovation here? Almost nothing. It seems to be the last thing on... — read more 

IBM is overdue to restructure the non-services portion of IBM. GTS was the first round of restructuring as they were hemorrhaging money. SW and infrastructure are now in the que along with WH...

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Goodbye IBM cloud. It appears even IBM realizes it’s cloud offerings are not competitive. IBM will continue to offer “niche” cloud services on proprietary HW (eg Z and Enterprise Power). Everything else goes to Amazon. You can see where... — read more