Anyone else hearing that capex is frozen?

Dunderheads. . . https://www.crn.com.au/news/ibm-reveals-how-it-broke-its-own-cloud-500728

Not sure about all other divisions or departments, but earlier this week areas in IBM Systems just officially had freezes put on: Travel, unless client-related, Capex, and Hire tickets. One could interpret these indicators as forecasting some bad... — read more 

IBM is saved... the latest innovation from IBM... https://www.ft.com/content/51a801b2-a464-11e8-8ecf-a7ae1beff35b Who would want to use this s--t! This is unbelievable what this company is spending its own!

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article217028470.html DURHAM A group of Raleigh-based attorneys is helping two more IBM salesmen sue the company over allegations it shortchanged them when it was time to hand out commissions for landing... — read more 

Back in the 1990's IBM had employee only country clubs. We just showed our ID cards and drove through the gate into a first class 200 acre facility with golf, swimming, tennis, fishing etcetera. This was the one near me on Long Island. The Sands... — read more 

At IBM, women run the show, from the general manager of blockchain Marie Wieck to her boss Bridget van Kralingen, to CEO Ginni Rometty. “We have the blockchain sisters at IBM,” says spokeswoman Holli Haswell. Lovely. Although, much less like a... — read more 

... I don’t know what will. https://amp.slate.com/business/2018/08/ibms-watson-how-the-ai-project-to-improve-cancer-treatment-went-wrong.html

https://investorplace.com/2018/08/uncertainty-norm-ibm-stock/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/16/h-1b-indian-outsourcing-firm-discriminates-against-non-indian-workers-games-u-s-visa-system-lawsuit/amp/

In today's work environment your job is to learn, work hard, max out your 401K and leverage your experience ... to make more money elsewhere. It's that simple. YOU AND YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO MAP OUT YOUR OWN CAREER. You're loyalty should be... — read more 

RA'd in March and would like to share some thoughts: I was disappointed and depressed given the situation, reflecting back on things I mostly enjoyed working at IBM, I had great coworkers and it was exciting to work for such a well known company... — read more 

GBS comes to mind. My vertical has not sold a large project in over 6 months, things are not looking good. Things are changing indeed. In your opinion, what IBM groups will shrink the most over next five years?

https://old.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/97qhdo/name_and_shame_ibm/

https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/intel-new-lt-terminal-fault-bugs-hit-virtual-machines-harder In my thought, it's a great architecture. Now we just need to kick Ginni out!

The “Organisational Culture Inventory” and “Organisational Effectiveness Inventory” asks IBM A/NZ staff to answer 120 questions about the organization. 120 questions that they want employees to answer? But yet when employees have questions they want... — read more 

Hmmmmm. . . https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-13/midtown-manhattan-s-ibm-building-is-said-to-be-offered-for-sale

This is a good thing, right, and not the calm before the storm?

(source below) **Don't expect IBM's Watson to cure cancer anytime soon ** In 2011, International Business Machines Corp.'s Watson computing system wowed the world when it beat two champion contestants on "Jeopardy." Two years after conquering... — read more 

All jobs are temporary, there is no loyalty on either side. Recent studies show that up to 80% of employees are looking right now. Explains why some companies have declining sales and revenues. Those at the top in cushy jobs won't know what to do... — read more 

Six years and billions of dollars later, the diagnosis for Watson is gloomy. More than a dozen IBM partners and clients have halted or shrunk Watson’s oncology-related projects. Watson cancer applications have had limited impact on patients... — read more 

The launch of innovative blockchain, automated, and AI products and services is also adding value, and the company’s top-line growth and strategy to optimize its workforce are strengthening its operating margins. ". . .strategy to optimize its... — read more 

An amusing article for sure! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-company-thats-been-around-over-100-years-move-speed-lisa-deluca/

The company profile on Layoff.com shows IBM has over 400K employees around the world. It was reported by a number of sources as 380K in 2015. It is closer to 360K now.

It can't happen soon enough. . . https://247wallst.com/technology-3/2018/08/07/ibms-rometty-could-be-next-female-ceo-to-leave/

I am an old IBMer. I admit I don't know everything there is about all the new technologies (some will survive, some are fads). But I see the young people who hire on and they don't either. They have to learn just like I do. What makes me worth more... — read more 

Must read from another thread: There is old IBM (think Manufacturing, legacy HW besides Z, and non-strategic services). If you work in these divisions, you most likely will be sold off, or spun off. Then there is new IBM (think strategic... — read more 

Have people who keep complaining about being laid off because of their age considered expanding their skill set? Keeping up with the times? Because from where I'm standing, most of the folks over fifty who were shown the door were so stuck in their... — read more 

Rumor mill says IBM wants a separate Sales and service force for their fortune 250 customers. Everyone else will be spun off (according to the rumor).

Tue July 31 2018..IBM moves 1/3 of its already scant field service workforce to a division called IS without any advance notice or asking for volunteers. To make matters worse...these employees were told via a phone call from their immediate manager... — read more 

That's rather telling.... https://blogs.gartner.com/elias-khnaser/2018/08/01/just-published-new-scorecards-for-aws-azure-gcp-and-oci-cloud-iaas/

A guy I know from another department was laid off recently, and he claims the reason was that he was actively searching for a new job through LinkedIn and elswhere. I truly have trouble believing this, but he is adamant that's the main reason. Is it... — read more 

Rometty will speak at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 at the Venetian’s Palazzo Ballroom in Las Vegas. So apparently we're stuck with her until at least 1/2019... — read more 

Many of the signs are here: https://www.businessinsider.com/signs-your-company-is-conducting-mass-layoffs-2015-10

In Technical Sales on a pool plan.

Call your friends and business partners, get busy and get out of IBM. They use management magic to make you think you are less than you are so you won't leave until they tell you to. Break out of IBM's down under and find someplace happier. Life's... — read more 

I was just wondering if anybody here knows if IBM ever rehires older employees it laid off a few years ago? My dad is out of work once again, and I wanted to encourage him to give IBM one more try, but I'm not sure if that is even an option. Should... — read more 

If there's a possible redemption for Watson and if anyone in IBM Federal Systems associated with bids is reading this, please bid on this. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/01/google-will-not-renew-a-controversial-pentagon-contract.html

No one should be too surprised by this list, especially who's at #1. . . https://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/052216/top-5-ibm-shareholders-ibm.asp

Groupon argued that some of IBM’s patents should not have been granted because they describe obvious ideas, and said the computing company’s damages request was unreasonable. ROFL! In 2017 IBM generated about $1.2 billion in revenue from its... — read more