I was supposed to be RA'd back a few years ago and had 90 days to find a new job. Fortunately, I landed a new assignment in a different group with several days to spare before I would have been officially RA'd. My saving grace is that I had... — read more 

There's a rumor going around that area's that have been hit in the U.S. won't be hit again. For example California, NY, etc. So it seems like IBM won't hit the same states twice. Best of luck friends.

Between 2004 and 2007, three important IT or technology disruptions arrived on the scene. First, in 2006, Amazon began offering a very simple flavor of Infrastructure as a service and began their ascent to cloud dominance. In 2004, a company called... — read more 

Not my problem (RA’d) but I am trying to understand what if any logic was applied. To use a plane analogy- low on fuel and over weight, they cut out the seats and c—pit and tossed it all out. No pilot or controls Left to run things... but hey... — read more 

I got RAed on 02/2018, Band 8 senior software developer, 5 years in IBM (20 years total if you count the time I worked at the company IBM acquired). 54 years old. Sole income for the family, first time unemployment. A couple of months before... — read more 

The RISE and FALL of IBM - MY LETTER OF RESIGNATION: I have championed roles spanning the development labs, consulting services and technical sales. I have worked with clients in Europe, Asia and North America as a systems engineer, project... — read more 

Reports indicate Big Blue could be letting go thousands of staff, globally. https://www.zdnet.com/article/ibm-says-its-giving-employees-the-opportunity-to-compete-for-positions/

I heard another round is coming next quarter...

In the past, I used to rely on Sametime and the unofficial Sametime Cleaner plugin to check on whether people outside of those I routinely interact with had left the company. Does anybody have an alternative way of doing?

I was spared yesterday, but I know that sooner or later it will be my turn.

Our employment laws are very different from the US and the package we received is still quite small by Canadian standards. What prior success has anyone had with renegotiating (which is common in Canada)

Yes, it's all very sad, and I mean that. But until IBMers wake up and become more collectivist, the RAs will continue, unless IBM makes a remarkable come back, which don't count on. IBM is full of individuals each of whom is certain that they are... — read more 

I was laid off, got two options 1) exit on 0/22 and take 90 days or 2) relocate to Missouri. If take option#1, I highly doubt I'll be able to find a good job (that I'll like) in a fortune 500 company very soon so I have to make some temporary setup... — read more 

Can anyone provide a summary of how the RAs impacted Watson Health?

A two part question .. Part I As with others, my last day is June 22. For those of us in the US, Monday is a holiday. Come Tues, what will you do? 1) Show up as usual? Join meetings? Inform your teams and peers? Offer to transition your work... — read more 

Will HR or our first line manager call people to notify them? Is RA over yet

What value is IBM providing without RedHat? Are they going anywhere in Public Cloud? Never heard of IBM when Public Cloud is discussed, only AWS, Azure and Google Cloud to some extent. What is IBM providing in Cloud? Some hybrid cloud? Or simply... — read more 

IBM has not been prolonging the fixed-term contracts in Q2. As per internal procedures, all IBM-ers in Slovakia are given fixed-term contracts with the duration of 2 years which may or may not be prolonged. in Q2 some 150 employees have been... — read more 

so im a college grad and i just got out of the summit program and I got laid off. but Now i have no references or any work experience. Im not sure how to get references or talk about my work experience when it's just been all training. any advice... — read more 

GTS for 8 years, 57 years old with multiple cloud certifications. I’m curious what the plan is to deliver on existing multi year contracts when half the delivery team is RA’d. I feel bad for my teammates left to face the customer. Not sure how much... — read more 

Big Blue is no longer red, white and blue. Most of their employees will not live in the U.S. after the virus-related payroll cuts. This will make competing with the likes of Amazon much more difficult. Amazon will use this as an opportunity to... — read more 

Does IBM cut jobs in China and India ? IBM should cut jobs in China and India at first !!!!

Out of a team of 10, 5 were RA'd and all were older White Male. Out of the remaining 5 (4 are minorities. 2 Indian, 1 Hipanic, 1 African American, 1 Female) Have you seen this as well? GTS same package.

got cut yesterday and was offered the relocation to Columbia, MO as an alternative. My manager said I will have to agree to relocate there by the end of Sept. However, I was not provided any information whatsoever on the role, responsibilities, or... — read more 

If anyone is up for it, I am a reporter with the Raleigh News & Observer, and I'd like to speak with any North Carolina employees affected by the recent round of layoffs. I can be reached at zeanes@newsobserver.com.

It is very rare these days, but I admire the executives who are good human beings and offer to not take a salary or bonuses when their company is struggling. I have never heard of executives at IBM freezing salaries, taking pay cuts, forgoing... — read more 

20 years at AT&T and almost 1 year at IBM down the drain. How many got the notice yesterday? I guess we knew it was coming and shouldn’t be very surprised. Still very sad.

I think this offer is much more generous than some of the previous ones (wasn't it one month just a year or two ago, just with longer notice?) And I've been wanting to leave this place for a long time now. Not sure why I wasn't selected, but I wish... — read more 

See title. (I'm lucky this time thankfully!)

Are layoffs finished? Did they notify everybody yesterday or have they left some for today?

new ceo same old style of running the company - just get rid of as many people as you can for a short-term gain and completely ignore how this'll affect everybody and even the bottom line in the long run. this kind of thinking is exactly what removed... — read more 

For those affected by the layoffs in the US, given the lawsuits is it worth asking for demographic info “required” under OWBPA?

Considering how many layoffs there have been lately, is it worth upending your entire family with no guarantee that you will not be laid off sometime in the (not so distant) future?

Here is a freshly compiled list... Layoffs first, Freezes second and Hiring third... Layoffs so far: ============ xx% IBM 20% UBER 17% LYFT 40% JUUL 25% Tripadvisor 20% Zipcar 13% Patreon 20% GoPro 45% Eventbrite 44%... — read more