Here's a guy that really gets it. He actually looks at the numbers and analyzes, rather than just blindly regurgitating the BS and spin from Rometty and Schroeter, as CNBC, Motley Fool, and so many others do. "It's going to be a great cruise, once we... — read more 

Just saw a tv commercial on CNN for this, so someone it putting a lot of money behind it. They want to hear from workers who are being replaced by foreigners. http://fairchanceatjobs.com/ Hopefully it's legit.

In midtown Manhattan Wednesday, around 25 EmblemHealth IT employees and their supporters held a protest over the firm's decision to shift work to IT services firm Cognizant. On the sidewalks next to EmblemHealth's midtown offices, they yelled... — read more 

I was just talkin outa my ass

This is all what you need - paints a grim picture

Hey, so I'm a new hire at IBM and I've been here for more than 3 months. I was poached away from my last position, a position I really loved but was told by IBM I would do the same job only for more money ($20k more) and more opportunity. So I jumped... — read more 

Last month, I reported on a wave of IBM layoffs hitting U.S. facilities. Cuts were happening all across the country, and one source told me he’d been informed that one-third of the U.S. workforce would be affected. IBM quickly denied that number, and... — read more 

So Ginni gets over 4 years, and sales have dropped by $40billion dollars now 16 quarters in a row of declining sales. Yet the average workers gets 12 months, and if a PBC they are GONE. The double standard continues. Welcome to CEO greed. She layoffs... — read more 

Intel is melting down, the board here is on fire, hundreds of messages - link: &intel - 12,000 job cuts announced, 11% of the worldwide workforce (read: USA)

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstories/ibm%e2%80%99s-rometty-is-a-ceo-who-has-to-go/ar-BBrXaP5

EmblemHealth IT employees fear their jobs are gone once they transfer their knowledge to Cognizant... — read more 

http://www.fastcompany.com/3058869/forget-millennials-why-you-should-hire-someone-over-55

Maybe Watson's calling the shots now. IBM should merge with Nortel and make an even bigger pile of sh--!!! IBM doesnt have any problems as long as it keeps making those great laptops. they've been trying to compete in the "IT consulting" biz for... — read more 

Which brings us to Net Income, and yet another example of IBM abusing the oldest accounting trick in the book, because whereas IBM's Net Income plunged by $2 billion from $3 billion in Q1 2015 to just $1 billion this quarter (a paltry 5.5% pretax... — read more 

International Business Machines Corp. ’s Virginia Rometty is still looking for a sales turnaround more than four years into her tenure as chief executive. The Armonk, N.Y., company on Monday reported first-quarter revenue of $18.68 billion, down 4.6%... — read more 

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I have (I think) 4 PC holidays and 3.75 unused vacation days and I want to know if I should/can use them and/or will be reimbursed for unused of either.

Here is a list with top 50 enterprise cloud startups, I've put this together and I am on my final round of interviews with one of them... Good luck Company Name - "Capital Raised - USD (Millions)" - "Funding Rounds" - City - State Cloudera - 1,000 -... — read more 

Cannot find any info on it on the web, I am seeing some jobs being posted for "Experience One Team" - anyone has more info on this? What group? What do they do? The whole JD is very vague...

Hello, someone I know who works for IBM told me that IBM converted his vested rights pension into a cash balance plan. This was years ago because now he is thinking of leaving. He told me that IBM was putting some money in this acct. each year and... — read more 

At least a few wise analysts are seeing beyond the smoke and mirrors and "value" BS that is being driven by an inflated and propped up PE ratio and stock price. These guys really have it right. I can't wait until 1Q earnings report on Monday... — read more 

The Silicon Valley Lab, located at 555 Bailey Ave., is one of IBM's two large complexes in San Jose http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/04/12/ibm-layoffs-hit-coyote-valley-campus-in-san-jose.html IBM sent the layoff letter on March 31, a day... — read more 

We are about to be saved with this technological breakthrough: Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation IPC8 Class: AG11B2719FI USPC Class: 386241 http://www.patentsencyclopedia.com/app/20150055934 A digital audio/video (A/V) content... — read more 

I wanted to share my experience – I came back after being RA’d a while ago (Midwest). I came back to my own building and I was shocked – this, once bustling place, was a ghost town. Three floors were closed and everyone was crammed on a single floor... — read more 

Someone reported yesterday on the watching ibm facebook page: "Heard a rumor today - 2nd round of layoffs coming shortly - the 1st 2016 round was called Saturn - this 2nd round will be Solitude - evidently HR was overwhelmed and couldn't handle all... — read more 

Earnings now 6 days away....Ginny's going to prove her mettle.

Are there anyone who heard Q2 layoff plan??

As part of an IT consolidation project our entire staff has been absorbed by IBM. I work as an developer and DBA. We have one year guaranteed employment. The pros are that I get to telecommute 100% of the time. But I feel uneasy as I think that they... — read more 

https://watchingibm.com/ My experience working with IBM by an anonymous employee

From Monsanto's thread here @GOEed9L

This board is filled with IBMers who feel a sense of entitlement and who believe that the the world owes them a secure, well-paying job until retirement. The IBMers here believe their jobs are a birthright and now feel betrayed. The real world isn't... — read more 

The evil drug company Turing CEO Martin Shkreli spends 2 hours analyzing IBM online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRXqVOrdsz0

Need some tips on overcoming anti-IBM bias while searching for a new job - I think most of us here understand fairly well what I mean by this.

Has anyone found a new job through IBM's internal process? I have run into the "Blue Wall" twice and am at the point of giving up on the internal process. No comments about finding a job outside of IBM, You do not know my situation and I just was to... — read more 

Cringely has done a lot of work on behalf of screwed IBMers and has a good plan to fight back in his new article. If every RA'd IBMer over 40 follows through on this simple thing, we may get traction. It's easy to do, can be done anonymously, and... — read more 

IBM touts its various products and platforms, such as Bluemix, as being able to create apps in minutes. So, either they did that and completely ripped off the US government (as they did to Queensland, AUS and many others) by charging US$47k or they... — read more 

IBM to report 1Q earnings in 2 weeks.