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@d2 You are correct. IBM has fewer than 40k employees in the US or about 13% of the WW total. It would be much less than that except IBM acquires thousands of US employees every year through its private equity business that it then layoffs over time while simultaneously draining its members.
It is always two steps backwards (subtract existing employees) and one step forward (add more through acquisitions). This is why the churn of layoffs and PIPs seems unending but the leaky hydrogen balloon sinks into the horizon slower than you'd expect.
@Cq. You are way off on your numbers. Who says? The IRS form 5500 says.
In 2025 IBM had approx 45k worth of USA employees according to the IRS forms.
In 2026 IBM is most likely below 40k. (NOTE IRS data is always 1 year behind)
That says IBM is closer to 13% and still trending lower (eg every year for the last 10 years, according to the IRS forms IBM loses between 4-8k worth of USA employees)
Low labor rates in India strike again. This is just moving work for lower labor rates in India.
If you are the CFO, this is what’s driving your decision
Cost of labor in India = 1
Cost of equivalent labor in Mexico = 2 - 3
Cost of equivalent labor in Brazil = 4 - 5
Cost of equivalent labor in USA = 6 - 8
Given the improvement of AI over the last 3 years, CFO’s are opting to move the work
It’s a two for. Labor cost less and AI means you need less of it
Where there is smoke there is……….
@c9
Due to the U.S. election falling on a Tuesday this week, HR has only just directed managers to submit their respective lists of names. An update is expected within the next two weeks. Plan accordingly.
@c9 - Yes; that's why so many of them have resigned rather than carry out the sc-mmy orders from above... oh, wait...
Trust your managers and leaders. They always put your welfare and professional success ahead of their own self-interest.
all low performers from last year not at 90% of TI are fired as of this week.
We get it, you read the subreddit. So do we, and we're all perfectly capable of browsing reddit ourselves.
So, could you please stop spamming this board with links to every single reddit thread? There's no need to turn this place into a live reddit rss feed.
If something is genuinely worth discussing, by all means, share your take, summarize the interesting bits, or bring something new to the convo.
I’m pretty sure that this week is PIP week. Also IBM doesn’t announce RAs. They don’t need more negative media attention.
IBM does not announce RA's with fanfare. They could not do Tuesday, this week. It was election day.
Everyone needs to calm down and chill out
Seems like B.S.:
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