Kyndryl is going to be much better without IBM dinosaurs. What do you think?
Many lay offs in Europe
Not sure about USA, but many RAs happening in Europe.
Kyndryl Consult
Can anyone describe what this new group Kyndryl Consult is all about? A recruiter said they can pay up to $375k. Sounds like a Band 10 role. Is that group trying to be like IBM GBS? Or Accenture/McKinsey consulting? More important, why would an... — read more
GDP bonus and salary appraisal
Do you know if Kyndryl is paying GDP bonus in June/July? And raising salaries?
New Lay offs
When do you expect that Kyndryl ll start next round of lay offs??
Surprised Kyndryl isn'y laying off by the thousands.
Super surprised that this message board isn't lit up. Thought this ship would be sinking faster.
Victim of Ageism?
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
Obsessing over getting laid off....
I think the hardest part of this for many people is the poor way in which layoffs were handled. Long tenured or not, it makes little difference. The poor and unreasonably slow legal responses to severance negotiations and cr-ppy offers in other... — read more
Laid-off 60-year-old Kyndryl exec says he was told IT giant wanted 'new blood'
https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/02/age_kyndryl_ibm/ "As spinoff quietly erases claim that average age in mainframe group was 35" "After being informed that he was going to be laid off, Mr DeGruccio spoke with his manager who told him it was... — read more
Hahahahahaha.....who are you kidding...?
https://www.kyndryl.com/us/en/about-us/news/2023/06/kyndryl-earns-newsweek-most-loved-workplaces-award This doesn't match my experience in the least. It has to have been a purchased or 'sponsored' award.
More on Kyndryl Age Based Layoffs
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
Cuts continue in bits and bytes....
Cuts in Canada continue, some bench people ( a small amount) pulled back, it's clear they really are not managing this very well at all. In Canada there seems to be some nepotism at play as the Canada director apparently employs his nephew on his... — read more
Strong Story About Ageism At Kyndryl. Read it!
Link to story below: Of 420 US workers tapped by Kyndryl for this particular round of "transformation," 156 people (37 percent) between the ages of 25 and 70 lost their jobs, at an average age of 55. And 264 people (63 percent) between the ages of... — read more
Kyndryl stock taking a beating....
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3972684-kyndryl-stock-drops-after-company-expects-2024-revenue-to-decline-6-8 I get that lousy pre spinoff contracts that were part of an IBM products package weren't profitable and now they're dumping them...and that... — read more
I'm the one that posted this...:
"If you were laid off recently, were you given the ages...." The answer appears to be YES. Please check the last few pages of your Employee Information Package. The last ones I checked had an average layoff age of 54. Were yours the same?
Question for those part of Kyndryl layoffs
If you were laid off recently, were you given the ages/job descriptions of those laid off with you, in your Employee Information Package?
Laid off today
Laid off today, first day back from medical leave and immediately let go. Minimal severance and no benefits past termination date. Absolutely callous behaviour
Advice for those on Kyndryl RA
If you sign any severance docs, you absolutely CANNOT sue. Only Arbitration Average age of those laid of is 53 (An absolute fact)!! If you want to potentially sue for age discrimination, I highly recommend Wright & Greenhill in Austin, who... — read more
Kyndryl, IBM sued for age discrimination by former global software director
https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/13/kyndryl_ibm_sued_discrimination/ Even the font is the same - "The severance package which Kyndryl has offered to laid off employees appears to be based on the severance packages that IBM had offered its laid... — read more
Below par Ontario, Canada severance offers - Layoffs outsourced...
So it looks like the company outsourced the handling of the layoffs in Ontario to a company specializing in the corporate side of things - https://hicksmorley.com/ They're lowballing ALL the offers as far as I can tell from the few people I've... — read more
Kyndryl layoffs in Canada and the remaining team
The company's approach to recruitment is troubling, as they appear to have pursued a hiring spree targeting high-salary individuals without a sufficient level of transparency regarding their practices. To make matters worse, there have been reports... — read more
CEO Accused of Fraud
Did anyone see these allegations that Martin Schroeter, the CEO of Kyndryl, was involved in a scheme to move revenue from IBM's mainframe business to trendier sectors in order to enrich... — read more
Anyone got RA notice this week?
I'm keeping eyes on my calendar but haven't received any invite from HR or management. Anyone here who got RAed this week?
Kyndryl has two major challenges ahead of it
It's not so much a false promise as much as it is a bet that's failing. Kyndryl has two major challenges ahead of it. The first challenge is that for a lot of clients, there are better and cheaper ways to manage their infrastructure than to have... — read more
Overpaid CEO
Kyndryl CEO Martin Schroeter had a compensation package of over 26 million in 2021, or 452 times the average Kyndryl worker! The average for a company of Kyndryl's size is 6.82 million. This guy is a poor-performing clown and this is how he is... — read more
Kyndryl US Sales Layoffs
Just had a conversation with management about my last day being May 19th w/ 3 month severence package. The boat has crashed.
Yup, 400 specialty sellers in the US...
got walking papers today. I don't think Kyndryl is done yet.
Wednesday - 4/19
US sales teams and possibly others seem to be getting notices today. Not sure how wide spread but meetings are on the calendars and notifications are being made
The Register: IBM and Kyndryl are cutting jobs even after cutting ties
https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/04/ibm_and_kyndryl_are_cutting/ "IBM services spinoff Kyndryl has confirmed it's laying off staff while Big Blue is also shedding employees, as part of the industry-wide job cut contagion that has plagued the tech... — read more
Cuts in India Article
More cuts - Articles like this pretty much support what others are saying - https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/tech-layoffs-ibm-spinoff-kyndryl-eliminates-marketing-admin-hr-roles-in-india-375858-2023-04-03 It's so tempting for... — read more
When Promises Become Lies
At the beginning of February, the Kyndryl company suspended all sales activities in emerging markets such as Eastern and Central Europe, Baltics, and Turkey. These are evident signs of the likely closure of local branches and the dismissal of... — read more
Kyndryl laid off employees in India as well
These were layoffs all around the globe, not just in the US. I know people are tired of outsourcing and seeing our jobs being shipped abroad, but there's no reason to adjust the narrative in this particular case when we are all in the same cr-ppy... — read more
Another article
https://www.channelfutures.com/business-models/kyndryl-confirms-layoffs-as-no-1-cost-is-always-flesh-and-bone
This is what the bench looks like at InfoSys - worth a read
https://www.theverge.com/c/22820291/tech-jobs-outsourcing-infosys-bench-paid-to-do-nothing
Jobs move to India
Jobs cut in USA move to India.. the total number of Kyndryl India gonna above 30000 soon.
Was chatting with the BARD AI and this was the response I got
"Kyndryl's behavior in regards to layoffs does indicate a culture that is not focused on the retention of employees. The process lacks transparency, empathy, and any compassion. This could damage their reputation, as it could make potential employees... — read more
Not good if this 2nd line is to be believed
https://www.reddit.com/r/kyndryl/comments/126fjnr/job_cuts/ "ibm4real 22 hr. ago Second line manager from US checking in. Throwaway account. Plenty of movement coming for those on the bench. Some will get layoffs some will take a voluntary... — read more
Over 2,000 on the bench?
So based on freely available info inside the company it looks like there are over 2000 people worldwide on the bench for that last couple of months. How do you explain that cost to shareholders? Further reductions just seem inevitable...and a... — read more