How many does that make for just 2022? I think 6 already. IBM should change their slogan from "The World is Going Hybrid", to the old NSYNC song "Buy, buy, buy."

LinkedIn users find IBM Management's behavior in this matter to be repulsive: https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/ibm-responds-to-ageism-claims-5247932/ The entire IBM Senior Management Team should be ashamed of themselves and should resign from... — read more 

Here's a link to the latest (really well-argued and persuasive) pleading that plaintiff’s counsel has filed in Denise Lohnn, Executor of the Estate of Jorgen Lohnn, Deceased v. International Business Machines Corp.:... — read more 

https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/15/ibm_age_discrimination/ More disclosures. "Jorgen Lohnn worked for IBM for approximately 15 years until his layoff in 2016 at the age of 57," the initial complaint says. "He worked for IBM as a Client... — read more 

https://newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Chief-Human-Resources-Officer-Addresses-False-Claims-of-Systemic-Age-Discrimination "I’d like to take a moment to address this very serious claim, and I’ll start with the most important thing you need to know:... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-simplifies-modernization-mission-critical-140000263.html

https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/14/ibm_age_discrimination_court_documents/

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/ibm-to-add-200-jobs-across-its-irish-operations-1.4801117

The latest age discrimination debacle is all over the news (including mainstream media) and I can guarantee you that it will take less than a couple of weeks for things to die down and nobody mentions it anymore. IBM engages in blatant age... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ibm-executives-called-older-workers-dinobabies-who-should-be-extinct-in-internal-emails-released-in-age-discrimination-lawsuit/ar-AATNMUo "IBM spokesman Chris Mumma told Insider that the company has 'never... — read more 

Making ‘Dinobabies’ Extinct: IBM’s Push for a Younger Work Force The New York Times got hold of some IBM emails and documents by filing an amicus brief to a U.S. circuit court arguing that the First Amendment applied to the documents in question... — read more 

In recent years, former IBM employees have accused the company of age discrimination in a variety of legal filings and press accounts, arguing that IBM sought to replace thousands of older workers with younger ones to keep pace with corporate... — read more 

https://casetext.com/case/lohnn-v-intl-bus-machs-corp-1 This is tragic. This gentleman was laid off, then committed su----e. His estate is suing. There's so much shame on IBM here.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstories/ibm-emails-show-millennial-workers-favored-over-dinobabies/ar-AATKDZR Captain Ginni Renault: "I'm shocked, shocked that there's age discrimination going at IBM!" Croupier Gherson: "Your layoff list with... — read more 

I try to be realistic, there are worse places than IBM, but who cares about worse places. It is fascinating to me how IBM ignores that there are many better places now, incomparably better and that the most talented are not interested in the past... — read more 

Anyone see the completely made up 8/10 employees would recommend working at IBM?? Was Watson fed the survey results, junk in junk out?!!?

High time to leave. I never thought I would be ashamed to have IBM on my resume. However, it is now. And I think I'm not the only one.

We has a big one last year so wondering if it will be repeated

GBS has no bench, period. Every project we run is short staffed, and we can't hire fast enough. There will be no RAs happening here.

IBM UK is currently hoping to recruit 150 interns and 150 apprentices as part of its next cohort. Applications for graduate roles will open in the fall, Taylor said. And this amount of folks replaces how many who were... — read more 

Will get straight to the point. I left ibm a year ago when i found out there were no bonuses/raises for developers. I doubled my compensation just by leaving and after a year got 20-30% raise, without even going to FANG. My managers (upto director... — read more 

I'm glad someone finally mentioned it here. I also have a huge problem because the manager doesn’t understand what I’m doing. Communicating with him is a nightmare. It is awfully hard to speak to a non-technical person about development. (*The fact... — read more 

I've heard of some folks being transferred to digital sales that were previously not a seller at all. This was forced. Anyone know how to get in on that? I'd love to move to sales

https://www.geekwire.com/2022/amazon-more-than-doubles-max-base-pay-to-350k-for-corporate-and-tech-workers-citing-labor-market/ Time to leave IBM...

"Watson was the party trick of healthcare." https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/what-s-next-for-healthcare-ai-after-ibm-s-watson-health-disappointment/ar-AATuXTZ

I'm in sales at IBM (sw), and while sometimes stressful, I can't say that I have had the same experience as a lot of the folks who describe abysmal experiences/career prospects here. My reality: Went through Summit Program (between 6-10 years ago)... — read more 

"Fool" should certainly be emphasized in their name. https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/02/05/why-now-is-the-time-to-buy-ibm-stock/

Get ready for the massacre 2/17

I expect an Enterprise deal to result https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kyndryl-pure-storage-announce-global-140000083.html

Wow, this doesn't bode well! https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/01/alphabet-stock-split-paves-way-for-addition-to-dow.html "IBM’s closing price on Tuesday was $135.53. With IBM’s recent spin-off of its managed infrastructure business, Kyndryl, and its... — read more 

IBM acquiring its way to prosperity! Also, R.I.P. to the former Sentaca employees https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-takes-on-the-5g-era-with-acquisition-of-sentaca-301472880.html

The dividend is clearly a chain that has a tight hold over the neck of the company. Our CEO and CFO worship it. However, if you add up the dividends for the amount of stock that IBM executives receive with Stock Awards and RSUs, they're getting a... — read more 

How is it possible to have such large number of directors and vps who have just a few folks under them? Do they get a vp salary for doing that? How much does a director o vp make, 400k total? This is absurd

All my efforts here have finally paid off because I got the job I had wanted for a long time. The offer is great. Now I wonder who my replacement will be after I leave...... Given that my colleague, who was a role model employee for most of us, was... — read more 

Was anyone (vaccine non-compliant) put into unpaid leave of absence? I only heard their badges were deactivated. That works for those who really want permanent remote work.

It's starting to frustrate me a bit. Do we really need so many layers of management? I think that IBM would breathe easier if it were to get rid of most of them.

As Wright tells it, IBM decided to take the pandemic as a business opportunity “to accelerate our technology use in our return to the workplace.” Talk about spin. ... — read more 

https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next-tbd/2022/01/ibm-watson-fail "The Downfall of One of the World’s Biggest Brains IBM’s Watson was supposed to transform health care. Last week, it was sold off for scrap." "Ten years ago, IBM made a gamble... — read more