http://science.sudhumtech.com/as-census-failure-blame-points-at-ibm-why-we-shouldnt-be-surprised-by-its-failings/ "What IBM may have to accept blame for however is that knowing that all software projects can fail, and knowing its own limitations, it... — read more 

My last day after RA was in mid August, I gave back my hardware and access cards... Signed the papers... I was thinking a severance package would come by mail, I haven't received anything yet. I am curious how it is being delivered? Is it deposited... — read more 

Top 10 H-1B employers are all IT offshore outsourcing firms, costing U.S. workers tens of thousands of jobs H-1B and the 2016 election Outsourcing is a flashpoint of the current presidential campaign with both Sec. Clinton and Mr. Trump accusing the... — read more 

Here is the #H1B Top List: Tata Consultancy (HQ: India) Visas granted 2005 to 2014: 27193 Cognizant Tech (HQ: US) Visas granted 2005 to 2014: 29676 Infosys Limited (HQ: India) Visas granted 2005 to 2014: 31861 Wipro Limited (HQ: India) Visas granted... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/who-run-the-world-blondes-study-says-115225385.html "New research conducted by two business-school professors shows that blond women also tend to have more power in the U.S. In fact, a disproportionately large amount of... — read more 

Are we able to confirm that RTC, Jazz, ClearCase, ClearQuest, etc. are now being developed and supported by third parties such as HCL? Interesting that IBM has not disclosed this to customers.

IBM's commitment to cloud technologies has never been stronger and we have worked with some of the leading open source concepts to create a number of innovative solutions. The results are evident in how quickly our clients are adopting both hybrid... — read more 

So the head of marketing announced on a recent call that 'colocating' diamond teams is in our near future. What this means is that people are going be A) forced back into an office to work and B) those offices could be no where near where they... — read more 

Is there going to be a company-wide raise in Sep? Does anyone know more about it? Raise is VERY rare these years, I don't hope for much but at least it could cover my rent raise.

(Quoting entire article for those who can't access complete link). Summary Despite a slew of recent pro-IBM articles the company is doomed. Earnings are being cast in a manner that looks like a turnaround but actually isn't. The company plans further... — read more 

4000 were selected to start testing Outlook... Supporting Notes/Verse? Get ready for layoffs, it'll happen fairly soon...

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/16/08/15/0244238/internal-set-of-blunders-crashed-australias-census-site Slashdot reader River Tam explains the crash of Australia's online census site, citing the account of a security researcher who says IBM and the... — read more 

IBM employees are saying another RA is scheduled for around August 17th. Be aware, be prepared. No one is safe anymore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Iq-1FIDbg&feature=youtu.be

Anyone has more info on the planned Resource Action in Tucson?

Screwing up Australia's census with IBM's cloud: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/09/australian_census_slips_in_the_ibm_cloud/

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-ginni-rometty-interview-issue/ Pretty much a softball interview, but here's a stand-out excerpt: "IBM’s revenue has declined for the past 17 quarters. Does that bother you?" "It doesn’t bother me. If you go... — read more 

Watching IBM From anonymous: Delta Air Lines is warning passengers of "large-scale" flight cancellations Monday due to computer system issues stemming from a power outage in Atlanta, where the carrier is headquartered. Many flights were already being... — read more 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-ibm-salespeople-richard-mcnaught

http://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-microsoft-seen-rated-top-dogs-in-iaas-in-gartners-magic-quadrant/

This could be one of the nails in the coffin - a huge embarrassment for IBM's primary 'strategic imperative', this is the "emperor has no clothes" moment for IBM cloud, the cat is finally out of the bag. IBM's cloud and other products are just plain... — read more 

I want to bring this to every future or current Ibm employee or contractor , if Ibm wants you to work long extra hours and tell you claim less then what you work ask you to talk day off but they never let you take that day off nor they pay over time... — read more 

http://www.inc.com/walter-simson/what-you-can-learn-from-ibms-massive-turnaround-failure.html

I think I am about to be RA'd - Cannot specify my details (loc/div/dpt), however I've been here under 2 years. How do they do layoffs here - mechanically. Call? Conf Call? HR only? etc. Please let me know.

In the Belly of the IBM Beast By an anonymous IBM employee https://watchingibm.com/

http://www.mauldineconomics.com/connecting-the-dots/putting-lipstick-on-a-pig-ibm-style

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ibm-layoff-epidemic-spreads-worldwide-misfortunes-working-desisto

Here's all you need to know. IBM executives/insiders are selling off their shares slowly, trying to keep it on the down low. They sure know which way the wind blows, like any employee does, seeing the chaos and demoralization inside every day. Rumor... — read more 

Recieved an invite to a meeting with an operations manager in about a week or so - meeting invite has no information as to what it is. About 40-45 of us from various departments. It's gonna be some RA thing right? I assumed it would be done 1:1 but... — read more 

What freaks me out the most is the frequency of the RAs. I think that I've had it, I need to act on my own terms rather than wait to be tapped out.

Would someone be kind enough and explain to me what the bonus structure looks like, on what it's based and how its structured around utilization vs 'rating'? I just started at IBM in Feb in GBS - band7 - as of now my utilization is excellent. For... — read more 

How safe are jobs in Security and Cloud? Thoughts?

https://icert.doleta.gov/index.cfm?event=ehLCJRExternal.dspLCRLanding Check out the link above. IBM is still sponsoring H1B visas and Green Cards. Under Case Type drop down PERM is for Green Cards. How can they sponsor H1Bs and Green Cards when so... — read more 

I have been extended an offer for a senior position in one of the "hot" CAMSS areas. I am aware that the firm is struggling and that revenue has been declining for years - tons of layoffs too.... How is the restructuring doing internally? Will there... — read more 

All, As all of you know, in March IBM Nederland started an information and consultation process with the Works Council about rebalancing our workforce. I like to inform you in detail about the context, the process, the current status and the next... — read more 

Why is it crashing so often? I mean, besides the obvious, what's the problem with Bluemix? Seems like at least twice a week now we have issues, something gets seriously broken and takes down my apps, or the whole interface just goes 404 on me. It's... — read more 

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/careers/older-workers-getting-new-job-can-be-gamble-n605471