Thread regarding IBM layoffs

@OP good riddance

so when is that Azzwipe Alvind leaving as well as that Client-Zero whale, Joann, with the ridiculous smarmy accent and her dynamic duo peons CIO losers gonna to be shown the door?

Ric never cared about you - any of you. He never cared about ibm either

AK is making him the scapegoat for the $70B stock meltdown back in July

@es It’s very much active and hosting clients

What is the status of the Tucson facility? University of Arizona has partnered with IBM over the years

@ep they should all be held accountable. One day their RA ticket will come and we should make sure their actions and behaviors follow them to their next company and position. They made their own reputation and we should let the other companies know. Never forget and tell them through anonymous employee review to these new companies

@eh whay do you want this info ?

@em Managers can spin the stupid sh1t, they know, there are many gullible id1ots employees.

@eh there is definitely some spin going on here. But isn’t there always. Like everytime the put some nice story book ending to some clearly nefarious stuff. Like literally everything. Even the pip misuse is being spun by the managers as an opportunity to grow and improve. Guys secrets out. Stop with the jargon and company lines

@cd thank you. 25 years here and so glad to leave in 2021. Can you share any more details on the email about him leaving? Sure sounds like he was told to get out of Dodge by 12/31 and they are trying to put a positive spin on it. Thank you be well.

@cd thank you. 25 years for me. So glad to get out in 2021. Can you share any more details? Was it the "...we thank Ric for solving world hunger and wish him well as we RIF him and give him the boot by 12/31 as he seeks his next exec gravy train job...?". Thanks again for sharing.

@e6 but they just rang the closing market bell a month or so ago! Lol so cringy now. Great work guys!

I think he's getting out of Dodge while the getting is good, because Z box is going to be a complete disaster, clusterF, shxtshow in 2027.

no great loss, he did nothing

@bj I am also still on W3/BPs even though I was laid off.

@bj Yes, there was an email from the Chief Executive Indian saying he's out at the end of the year.

There's a CEO all hands tomorrow, and many BUs are having all hands the day after. Watch this space, there may be mass layoffs announced.

I'm missing something.... Are we talking R. Lewis? He is still in w3/people. And on Slack.

This is a very interesting article that nips around the edges of what is going on in IBM NA. There probably is a whole lot of truth in it, and a lot of the impact hits infrastructure

https://www.kore1.com/ibm-layoffs-2026/

@a4 correction he was ...

LOL

Trying to confirm if he was fired or is the party line "he is retiring"? I think he is only 61 or so if my math is right. BHAG. I am assuming he was PIP's / RA'd by Robbie Thomas or was told you are being fired unless you resign. Anybody know for sure? Thx!

Backups running late into the night,
Hardware failing out of plain sight.
Alerts flashing red on every screen,
Glitches haunting the code unseen.

@ar yup and unfortunately ibm many more of these leeches attached to its underside

@ap he definitely got rich off the hard work of others. Used and abused and is out. I am suprised they are all ok with this for this long. Good for him he saw a vulnerability and took advantage of it

@ah they are all fu---d. Start dusting off resumes now

I think people will be restructured into new places like crazy under this new org!

We should email bo-b his next job and let them know what a stand guy he is. Give them our employment assessment review. His actions should haunt him for the rest of his career

Rick is a useless POS.

Ric ouuuttttttt