International Business Machines Corp. has kept mum on these numbers for decades, with
arguably one exception in 1993 when Lou Gerstner, a CEO hired from outside the company,
announced 60,000 dismissals.
When Krishna took the helm in April, Cortada and current employees hoped the new CEO would
use the reorganization to make his mark and be more transparent as IBM enters its third
revolution in 108 years. Instead, Krishna, a company veteran, is sticking to the threadbare script.
The veil remains thicker than ever.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-01/ibm-the-silent-job-cutter-stokes-worker-anxiety-speculation