I wonder how many of those 1/3rd were replacing older workers who were RA'd? "A new kind of tech job. The New York Times reports on the rise of what it calls a new kind of tech job, defined more by skills than a college degree. A number of companies... — read more 

What happens if two spouses both work for IBM and get co-located to different cities?

Is anyone else having issues with severance from the Marketing co-location? 20+ yr IBMer forced out by co-location but was able to find a job at competitor. In checking with IBM HRSC my separation is flagged as not part of co-location and hence no... — read more 

I was laid off on May 31st. My manager said June 2nd was my last day. Really? you tell me 2 days before that I am off. Was part of IBM GBS consulting which is struggling to make profits. IBM is not able to sign client deals and thats a direct impact... — read more 

I am a former IBM'r (for a brief time) and was recruited by IBM based on my cutting edge experience. During my initial training, I saw people quit saying "This is a scam!" I have never seen worse executive management decisions in my life and I've... — read more 

I've known Ginni for years, and I've been operating under the assumption that the reason Ginni devotes so much time and energy to shouting at the rain was that she simply didn't get it. Well, I was wrong. Ginni's problem isn't that she doesn't get... — read more 

This is the email I received in May ... does anyone have any idea how much time? I have asked my manager and she has no idea ... (clueless/or not divulging) ... in the meantime I have been looking outside of IBM because this idea of other jobs... — read more 

She's the 6th highest paid CEO in the world. With options she's looking at about $50 million this year. She's executing her "plan" but at the expense of losing priceless intellectual resources. A failure for everyone... but her.

I scanned all comments on the front page here. Please note, IBM has about 380,000 employees right now, they are working with different technologies, in different industries, they leverage a large technologies, people have different roles and most... — read more 

Giving away IBM'ers knowledge, experience, and hard work to the Russians!? all in a desperate effort to make a few more $$$$. Was aware that IBM was doing this with the Chinese (also beyond outrageous), but the Russians too? The implications are... — read more 

I cannot help being reminded of this term I learned about a while back: TBmG(True Blue mini-Ginnis). I watched the replay of the Jim Cramer interview of Ginni Rometty on his Mad Money show a couple of days ago. Behind them was a room filled with... — read more 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/20/ibm_contractor_crackdown/ Managers told to hit budgets, even if customers bleed Home Data Center Software Security Transformation DevOps Business Personal Tech Science Emergent Tech Bootnotes search Reg... — read more 

Take my job, please.

"I let very investor speak for themselves." And WB spoke loud & clear. . . http://start.att.net/player/category/finance/article/cnbc-mad_money%3Aibm_ceo_ginni_rometty_responds_to_warren_buffett_s-5min

Oh to have been a fly on the wall. . . "Kushner spoke of the need to modernize government IT systems to create huge savings and 'meaningfully improve the lives of Americans.' He said federal agencies operate 6,100 data centers, with some using... — read more 

Any other marketing folks out there that are still waiting on their severance payout. Please share.

Our whole team was just told our jobs no longer existed, since our funding was eliminated. We were told to find new jobs ASAP (inside or outside IBM). Does anybody know how long we have to find new jobs AND what happens if we don't?

Rumors now starting to fly about the "big one" coming next month (after first half business closes). There was just a post on watching ibm (facebook) about asia-pacific region, managers are asked to draw up their lists and told they will be... — read more 

End 2Q is coming-up in 2 weeks, so we all know what's shortly to follow thereafter. . . Excerpted lowlights from the article -- "Revenue growth IBM's quarterly revenue has fallen year-over-year for 20 straight quarters. That situation won't improve... — read more 

The IBM Cloud experience is only one of many disjointed areas of IBM. "On IBM, Gartner focused on the SoftLayer infrastructure, which is currently being reengineered. Gartner also noted that IBM hasn't improved SoftLayer's infrastructure since buying... — read more 

Yes if you are out of college looking for a job... IBM wants you (to get GEARBOXED!!) As you are bedazzled by the awe of 100 years of tech magic... yes from Meat slicers to Cloud Computing IBM has been putting the "B" into BS since your great great... — read more 

I am going to be affected by an outsourcing deal between Lloyds Banking Group and IBM. How I will be affected is still not clear. Lloyds management and our union are not saying very much publicly about how this deal is going to work. So I am seeking... — read more 

Can someone PLEASE invite this obviously entrenched academic to really dig deeper into Big Bleu & obtain some better data? https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-exporting-jobs-canard-1497482039 By: Matthew J. Slaughter June 14, 2017 7:13 p.m. ET President... — read more 

So you've just fired, sorry "co-located", a bunch of people that you really need, let go contractors that you really need, and made travel near impossible. Is there a plan?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/12/ibm_warns_of_outages_as_hybrid_cloud_labs_switchover_nears/ Big Blue shoots self in foot... has Theresa considered a career change? A cost-cutting measure at IBM to shift a hybrid cloud lab to a new location... — read more 

[From the IBM section in the below article]. "Shares are perking up on rumors of an activist fund getting involved (which could motivate a strategy shift) as well as management recently reiterating strong forward guidance." Anyone have any further... — read more 

http://247wallst.com/technology-3/2017/06/11/wounded-watson-ibm-shares-fail-to-recover/ International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) shares haven’t recovered from the beating they took earlier this year. Despite the company’s effort spending... — read more 

In case you missed it last week, Ginni was at the North American CEO Forum along with 29 other CEO's from large corporations to discuss their current and future approaches to tackling the supposed "Skills Gap" in the U.S. Ginni sure has a busy... — read more 

there is panic in armonk. the divs like finance and gts that they wanted to pawn off, needed to conflate this qtrs rev numbers, have no buyers. ginni is obsessed with salvaging her legacy - to no avail. bye.

"Eleven companies have been invited to participate in the June 19 summit, the people said. The list of planned attendees include Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella, Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos, Oracle... — read more 

Let's see, pension plan cut and eliminated post 94' pensioners forced retired at half or less. Pay grades become combined 'band levels', 30+ years of service. They get 'retired'. No state or government oversight, hmmm... I am pretty sure this paints... — read more 

HA! Look at the IBM effort to get Millennials engaged in mainframe, as after having RA'd so many older experienced employees, they're realizing they've got a qualified talent shortage. And along with the ongoing RA's, they know they're going to need... — read more 

"Mr. Arimilli, formerly chief architect for analytics, big data and blockchain platforms at International Business Machines Corp.," So, now know where Ravi Arimilli went after he left IBM Austin. He was a top guy within Research: so yet more... — read more 

IBM’s sales culture has pretty much ruined the company as many of executives have no real knowledge about the products and services they sell. They do however have a rather obsessive desire for more “high margin” sales. The insane focus on sales and... — read more 

A YUUGE blow for IBM's Cloud and Softlayer. But I'm sure the Exec.'s will still trumpet that IBM's a market leader in this space as they RA a bunch off folks in Softlayer very shortly. . ... — read more 

This not a news thread, this is a speculation thread... Let's start a prediction thread about when Ginni Rometty will be retiring. Please keep it civil and focus on: Date Rationale Retirement Plans Let's see what we can come up with. Again, please be... — read more 

"Increased cloud adoption will likely benefit Amazon the most, as it’s the undisputed leader in the overall cloud space. IBM will likely be the worst hit by the fall in server demand, as it’s one of the leading players in the server space. This... — read more 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/05/all_ibm_travel_must_be_approved_now/ Forget 'value or biz justification' says UK GTS chief IBM UK and Ireland has told the Global Technology Services team that all travel to customer sites must be approved by... — read more 

Clients not happy as IBM is 'shifting service delivery model to DEDICATED EMPLOYEE WORKFORCE'... https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/26/ibm_asks_contractors_to_take_a_pay_cut/ Multiple IBM contractors in Australia have contacted The Register to say... — read more