Bet the guy or group that patented this won't be getting RA'd. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/02/stupid-patent-month-ibm-patents-out-office-email
Here's What's Really On Silicon Valley's Mind Regarding Immigration
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/02/27/trump-h1b-immigration-silicon-valley-outsourcing-india/#695cc7507ff1 Cognizant, IBM, Accenture, Deloitte and Amazon, all top 10 users of the H1-B
IBM Connect 2017 highlights the Negative and Emotional Impact of IBM’s Co-Location policy
http://www.johndavidhead.com/jhead/johnhead.nsf/dx/ibm-connect-2017-highlights-the-negative-and-emotional-impact-of-ibms-co-location-policy The effects of IBM's new co-location policy have hit close to home this week at IBM Connect 2017. I have had... — read more
IBM's CEO had a decent year — but she still doesn't deserve her pay
"If you dig just a little deeper, however, you’ll see it for what it is: proof that IBM continues to set the standard for overpaying its CEO for mediocre performance. As we observed last year and the year before, Rometty’s tenure has been one marked... — read more
Can someone (preferably from HR) post a bunch of official titles used in a separate message
I am thinking this can help with this site showing up in results as people look for things on the internet (as opposed the official site popping up or all that sugarcoated Glassdoor stuff that HR maintains)
Why 'experience' can hurt tech workers in Silicon Valley
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-experience-can-hurt-tech-workers-in-silicon-valley-150250224.html "To wit, data compiled from salary firm PayScale, which compared data in 2016 from 18 different tech employers, revealed the median age of workers at... — read more
Why Merrill Lynch Is Growing Incredibly Bullish on IBM
http://247wallst.com/technology-3/2017/02/23/why-merrill-lynch-is-growing-incredibly-bullish-on-ibm/ "The firm gave this as its investment rationale: 'We view IBM as a defensive investment given its high exposure to recurring sales, cost cutting... — read more
IBM to UK staff: Get ready for another game of musical chairs Redundancy axes loom over Global Tech Services workers
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/22/ibm_staff_redundo_again/ Exclusive IBM is about to fling another bunch of Technical Services Support staffers down the redundancy chute, internal documents leaked to The Register reveal. In a letter to... — read more
IBM promises Trump-friendly domestic jobs, but is firing U.S. workers: report
http://www.siliconbeat.com/2017/01/23/ibm-promises-trump-friendly-u-s-jobs-but-is-firing-american-workers-report/ As companies fall all over themselves to hype creation of U.S. jobs, IBM is catching flak for promising thousands of new ones while... — read more
As another reorg hits, IBM employee turmoil grows despite CEO's pledge to add 25,000 jobs
http://wraltechwire.com/ibm-employee-turmoil-grows-even-as-ceo-promises-25-000-jobs/16470366/ Research Triangle Park, N.C. — Turmoil within the ranks of IBM's existing work force continues as reports of "resource actions" (i.e. layoffs) continue to... — read more
MD Anderson Benches IBM Watson In Setback For Artificial Intelligence In Medicine
Bungled another one! Big Bleu got paid though, so that's all that matters. . . http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2017/02/19/md-anderson-benches-ibm-watson-in-setback-for-artificial-intelligence-in-medicine/#428917253776
6 senators say U.S. firms are hiding their offshoring
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3170899/it-industry/6-senators-say-us-firms-are-hiding-their-offshoring.html Many U.S. tech companies don't report U.S. headcounts, but those that do may fit the model described by Beatty and Liao in their... — read more
IBM Reportedly Ends Remote Working as Layoff Rumors Grow
http://www.cmswire.com/digital-workplace/ibm-reportedly-ends-remote-working-as-layoff-rumors-grow/
New Office Sensors Know When You Leave Your Desk
Wouldn't be surprised one bit if all the newly renovated & upgraded spaces on the various campuses were outfitted with these, Ginni & her coven certainly can't enough data points to leverage for the next RA list. And definitely will be taking better... — read more
Any word if 'Move or Leave' will apply to contractors?
Has anyone heard if contractors will be affected by the move to a co-location or leave policy?
Please help this link get LOTS of traction, post and forward!
What a great post about the hypocrisy of IBM's recent letter to its employees and its s---ing up to our new president (not to mention its past s---ing up to Adolf Hitler, all in the name of profit and greed)... — read more
“Co-located” Folks Listen - There are few things you should hear about
Source: Watching IBM - For those being “co-located” there are some things you should know. Executive management has been compiling a list of FAQ but has instructed mid-manager it is not to be shared. As unexpected situations arise, the answers to the... — read more
2009 IBM: Teleworking will save the WORLD! 2017 IBM: Get back to the office or else
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/13/ibm_changes_mind_about_teleworking/ Remote working might be a dirty word among senior IBMers these days but it wasn't always so: teleworking, Big Blue once claimed, would help heal a global economy suffering... — read more
IBM US Marketing Resource Action
IBM recently announced a plan that will force nearly all of its US Marketing workforce to relocate to one of 5 cities in the US where they will be required to work from IBM offices. The workers will no longer be able to work remote from home offices.
IBM employees' anti-Trump petition is growing
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/02/07/ibm-employees-anti-trump-petition-growing/97609426/ SAN FRANCISCO — Some IBM workers aren't thrilled with CEO Ginni Rometty's advisory role with the Trump Administration, and they want it to... — read more
New Move or Leave Policy.. way to get rid of older, more expensive employees?
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/08/ibm_no_more_telecommuting/
IBM Touting Hypocritical Hiring Plans Video
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2017-01-23/ibm-touting-hypocritical-hiring-plans
IBM W2 - Where to find it
Laid off on Dec 31, 2015 received severance pay in 2016 - I have not received my W2 for 2016 wages from IBM - anyone know when i should expect to receive or who to call ? Thank you!
GTS SO in particular is in a downward spiral, especially in Canada.
Accounts are at an all time low and if clients still around just. Barley hanging by a thread (service repatriation) Wages are Too high in most provinces so they shift to one (NBrunswick) because of their recently negotiated tax incentives; all Other... — read more
Record bonus for Rometty! some things will never change
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-06/ibm-grants-rometty-record-bonus-for-2016-after-shares-recover?cmpid=yhoo.headline
Will Donald Trump Target Share Buybacks Next?
https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/02/04/will-donald-trump-target-share-buybacks-next.aspx "IBM's (NYSE:IBM) recent misadventures perhaps best illustrate the folly of buybacks. After outlining a goal in 2010 of reaching $20 in earnings per share... — read more
What is an H-1B visa, and why are tech companies worried about them?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-why-tech-concerned-changes-h1b-visa-bsi-20170201-story.html This paragraph caught my eye Trump needs to kick Ginni out of the meeting of how to create jobs The top H-1B sponsor in the country for... — read more
Donald Trump to Meet With J.P. Morgan’s Dimon, Other CEOs on Friday
We'll see what shakes-out after this meeting. . . {Quoting entire article for ease of reference}. https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-to-meet-with-j-p-morgans-dimon-other-ceos-on-friday-1485974001 WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will meet... — read more
India freaks out over U.S. plans to change high-skilled visas
http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/31/technology/india-h1b-visa-trump-tech-companies/ Amid the hue and cry over President Trump's travel ban, news of another potential change to American immigration rules has set off a panic attack in India's tech... — read more
Thank you for calling IBM technical support!
Please listen carefully to the entire painfully slow recitation of our menu options as they are generated at random. If you would like to talk to a qualified IBM technical support representative then please contact your local unemployment office... — read more
IBM Punch Card Typography
http://www.masswerk.at/misc/card-punch-typography/
Top Ten List
Here's the Top Ten things you should do if you think you might get laid off this round...and if you are sure that you won't be laid off, just keep dreaming. 10...Take home your personal items. Sure they will let you pack them up or they'll do it for... — read more
IBM Bluemix/SoftLayer Cloud Down & Out
This is what happens when you replace your skilled employees with unskilled cheap labor, IBM. What comes around goes around. More extended outages in IBM's cloud platform. No wonder they're about to move to 4th place behind the surging Google. IBM... — read more
Big Shrink to “Hire” 25,000 in the US, as Layoffs Pile Up
Just look at the chart, says it all. http://wolfstreet.com/2017/01/23/big-shrink-to-hire-25000-in-the-us-as-layoffs-pile-up/
DBG / Move to a co-location
I've been with the IBM Digital Business Group for a year now - I am, as of last Fall 100% remote, I know many who have the same arraignment. Anyhow, last week I was contacted by my manager and explicitly told that I have 30 days to move to a... — read more
Ginni has IBM in a death spiral
I was around when IBM reduced offices and sent everyone to work from home. Now their sending everyone back into offices, but this time, to only a handful of cities. 10's of thousands of U.S. workers who cannot move, or will not move, will be... — read more
IBM Touts Trump-Pleasing Hiring Plans While Firing Thousands
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-23/ibm-touts-trump-pleasing-hiring-plans-while-firing-thousands Hypocrisy at it's finest!
Indian Outsourcing Firms Prep for Curbs on H-1B Visa Workers Under Trump
[Quoting entire article below link for ease of reference]. http://www.wsj.com/articles/indian-outsourcing-firms-fear-curbs-on-h-1b-visa-workers-under-trump-1484820031 NEW DELHI—President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t take office in Washington until... — read more
4 Reasons Warren Buffett Should Sell IBM
http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2017/01/20/4-reasons-warren-buffett-should-sell-ibm/#43f80df91e48 Lack of market leadership IBM has been shrinking in a growing market. After all, IDC reports that corporate IT spending is rising at a 3,3%... — read more
At what point do you hold a CEO accountable?
Nineteen straight quarters of declining revenue? What company EVER has absorbed that without making a change? Many of us were let go due to stupid decisions and knee jerk reactions by this management. They throw out keywords and initiatives without... — read more