Topics regarding layoffs at IBM

Topics regarding layoffs at IBM

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 

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| 960 views | | 2 replies (last February 24, 2017)
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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 

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| 916 views | | 2 replies (last March 1, 2017)
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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 

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| 1180 views | | 4 replies (last February 20, 2017)
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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 

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| 1450 views | | 3 replies (last February 18, 2017)
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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.

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| 1280 views | | 2 replies (last February 10, 2017)
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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 

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| 1022 views | | 3 replies (last February 10, 2017)
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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!

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| 1700 views | | 1 reply (February 7, 2017)
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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 

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| 820 views | | 1 reply (February 5, 2017)
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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 

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| 1730 views | | 2 replies (last January 31, 2017)
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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 

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| 2230 views | | 5 replies (last January 31, 2017)
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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 

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 

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| 2290 views | | 4 replies (last January 25, 2017)
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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 

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| 2100 views | | 4 replies (last January 26, 2017)
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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 

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| 767 views | | 1 reply (January 26, 2017)
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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 

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| 974 views | | 1 reply (January 21, 2017)
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