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When I realized nobody is safe

The last RA included one of my older teammates. The guy knew this place inside out as he's been here for a couple of decades. He was not pushy, didn't clamor for raises or bonuses. I don't know if he ever took a sick day. At least I didn't notice. He was also probably our most productive employee. So if IBM is willing to get rid of somebody like that, there's really nothing any of us can do to ensure our safety.

#EmployeeRelations #JobSecurity #Layoffs #Morale #RA

Fascinating data on IBM exec insider trading will stun you millions and millions granted then sold - while layoffs RA's PIPs all hockey stick up

Absolutely fascinating data and insights into the gluttonous IBM executive insider trading going back to 1994. Many of the execs are granted tens of thousands of shares of IBM stock and then immediaely sell them for millions of dollars.

https://www.barchart.com/stocks/quotes/IBM/insider-trades?orderBy=amount&orderDir=desc

For example the guy who destroyed IBM when he came in like a king 4-1-93 G Man Gerstner sold $350,000,000 (!) in IBM stock he was awared as grants in just 3 yrs 1998-2001!!!

Perhaps someone much better with data analytics can play with this site and come back and show us to absolute greed these people have done as they cut the IBM US population by 75% +/-. STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another example IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn (typical slimy Wall St guy and invisible at IBM for the last 5 yrs, 25 yrs @ Goldman Sachs) seems to have been given and then quickly sold $66,000,000 of IBM stock in 5 yrs!

And of course our beloved and humble CEO Arvind...please find a chair...he seems to have amassed (ie awarded himself) 658,000 IBM shares...At closing price of $300....that is $197,000,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#Company #PIP #RA

$213

Looking like the days of Arvind fooling Wall Street with his financial engineering shenanigans is coming to an end. Heading right back to $160, where it was before he embarked on his "RA everyone, move everything to India, stop investing in everything" strategy.

#FinancialServices #India #Layoffs #RA #Strategy

Pondering a post-IBM life

I’ve been at IBM since 2013. Since that time I’ve seen most of the coworkers I counted as friends get laid off. (Why do we have to say “RA” just because the terms “lay off” and “laid off” cause IBM heartburn?) Given my age and my tenure at IBM, I can’t help but feel a bullseye forming on my back. Still, I’m more at peace with this idea as time goes on. Much of that is because I have yet to talk to any former IBM employee who wishes they were still with Big Blue.

#EmployeeRelations #Layoff #RA #Retirement #WorkLifeBalance

IBM verification letter after RA action

Hello IBMers - For folks here who received received their employment verification letter for themselves or third party after RA action. What does the employment verification letter date state in terms of last day . For current employees it shows service reference date as start date (same date of hire). When you are separated what does IBM show ..Does the service reference date indicate last date of employment or last day worked or last day before you went on leave (if you were on LOA) ?

#EmployeeRelations #ExitInterview #Layoff #RA #Severance

COBOL modernization no longer requires years of consultant work

AI’s ability to replace work traditionally done by
human consultants threatens parts of IBM’s
business model.
Sounds like it will help accelerate and increase RAs which is right in-line with IBM's business model.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/modernizing-a-cobol-system-once-required-armies-of-consultants-spending-years-mapping-workflows-ai-changes-this-anthropic-says-ai-could-help-keep-cobol-running-for-a-long-time-to-come-but-ibm-wont-be-happy

#AI #Consulting #Modernization #RA

Yo Elliot

It’s pretty clear given AC has only 11 direct reports and 200 additional people took the time to upvote how awful of a leader he has been, that you have a problem with tech leaders.
Just layoff and don’t replace.
Leader of tech RA is likely breathing a sigh of relief as he was being pinged as an arrogant unqualified leader before the AC post overshadowed that.
Do your layoff of all of us but if you want the remaining folks to care and not be riddled with low morale, you’ve got to get rid of all existing tech leadership. All.
Clear case of how one bad apple in charge of 11, can affect hundreds and that’s just those on this site.

#Layoff #Leadership #Morale #RA #Tech

Post RA invoice

Anybody else from the November RA (last day 12/31/2025) receive an invoice from IBM for "Outstanding Uncollected Amount Due"? Just received a statement that does not specify WHAT benefits I'm being billed a Balance Due for.

#Benefits #Company #RA

RA'd people Stay off LinkedIn

That place has become a toxic cesspool. Shady recruiters, Every other topic political and people posting whoaaa is me. I totally get their grief but It's only going to make you more upset and angry.

And these job postings. Probably ghost postings like on job boards. They post just to stay compliant.

And these stupid brain teaser games. Nobody want to see that cr@p.

LinkedIn is useless. It has become a stepbrother of Facebook

#Culture #JobSearch #RA #Toxic

RA’d people how are you doing today ?

I didn’t get that much sleep . I felt sick this morning

But now I feel relieved . No longer having to worry is this the day ?

I’m almost 100% sure more RA’s in February

I was really Angry at Alvind and his Pipmunks but I really don’t care about them now

They have no concern about us.

But back to us whose last day was today I hope you are all well and that there are better opportunities out there

You deserve better

#EmployeeRelations #Layoff #Layoffs #RA #Support