Have any Band 10s in IBM Federal Government Consulting been laid off?

I'm taking it this is not intentional and we're having trouble attracting good talent? Which wouldn't surprise me one bit.

Coming first or second week of April. Once again, B10 will be decimated lives and families destroyed and children lose healthcare. Decisions being made above flms and slm heads. All decided by opps.

https://www.wsj.com/video/ibms-ai-strategy-tripling-entry-level-hires-to-drive-expansion/A21BEBCA-9DE3-4E2E-B32B-F7D9B66249B8 By: WSJ Leadership Institute 2 hours ago While many companies use artificial intelligence to cut costs, Nickle LaMoreaux... — read more 

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/ibm-employees Key Points IBM employs hundreds of thousands of workers as of December 31, 2025. The company operates in more than 170 countries and is headquartered in Armonk, New York. IBM is cutting jobs... — read more 

Watch for more RAs in Consulting very soon. . . https://www.businessinsider.com/consulting-management-ai-agents-future-ibm-2026-3 By: Lakshmi Varanasi Mar 23, 2026, 4:01 AM CT IBM's consulting arm monitors the work of AI agents using a... — read more 

Only 51%? Surely AK deserves more than that. https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/18/ibm_ceo_pay_pack_jumps/

Absolutely disgusting how detached these crooks are. While continuing to RA skilled resources to execute cheaper labor arbitrage and force rank 15-20% of the employees as poor performers to pay out ZERO GDP/Raises. The Execs all received 40-50% YoY... — read more 

I’ve been at IBM since 2013. Since that time I’ve seen most of the coworkers I counted as friends get laid off. (Why do we have to say “RA” just because the terms “lay off” and “laid off” cause IBM heartburn?) Given my age and my tenure at IBM, I... — read more 

How much severance does a Band D partner get when subject to RA at IBM US Is it the same 3 month severance for Band D partner or you get 6 months or more being an executive . just want to prepare for the worse given the rumors of an upcoming RA in... — read more 

And can you put in 401k or Ira? If Ira what kind

I'm starting to think about what's next and I'm curious where other people went after they left IBM. Did you stay in the same field? Go somewhere totally different? Move to a smaller place or another big one?

And the death knell sounds on WatsonX. https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/03/13/ibm-has-fallen-16-as-anthropic-puts-them-in-the-bullseye/

Hello - When does the company payout the separation payment as per the agreement signed on last day . its been 4 weeks and i have got nothing. I raised a ticket to inquire about timeline and nobody response. I send an email to AskHR and nobody... — read more 

First, alignment doesn't exist. Ask three managers the same question and you'll get three answers, maybe four. Then when you actually need support, when you raise your hand because you're stuck, they go blank. No ideas, no resources, and no help... — read more 

Labor cost margin https://fortune.com/2026/03/10/ceos-ai-labor-cost-margin-workforce/

Does IBM severance agreement have a revocation period after signing if you are over 40 years old

I've watched the same pattern for years. The people who get promoted aren't the ones doing the best work. They're the ones talking the loudest about their work. I come in, hit my numbers, solve problems, meet every deadline. I don't make a fuss about... — read more 

I used to love working here. Now I'll take almost anything to get out. IBM has changed so much in the last decade to the point it's completely unrecognizable. The first half-decent offer I get, I'm gone.

Does IBM RA mean you cannot apply to IBM or its subsidaries for any role in the future ? Does your profile get marked as non-hire once you are let go on RA ?

Hello IBMers - For folks here who received received their employment verification letter for themselves or third party after RA action. What does the employment verification letter date state in terms of last day . For current employees it shows... — read more 

Anyone hearing about potential cuts coming up? Trying to stay ahead of the news. More coming?

AI’s ability to replace work traditionally done by human consultants threatens parts of IBM’s business model. Sounds like it will help accelerate and increase RAs which is right in-line with IBM's business... — read more 

What is the over under for how many times IBM goes out of it's way NOT TO HAVE ANY WHITE MALES here in the link below and how many times they OVER USE "DIVERSITY" in this weak attempt to keep the z mainframe from? 7!!! So diversity means anything... — read more 

Had a solid four years going until leadership changed and suddenly I was out. Before tech I was a director at a global company. Now at mid 40s with twenty years experience and an MBA, I can't get anyone to call back. Two months and not even a single... — read more 

From his linkedin post "AI has sparked a new round of conversation about COBOL, with tools emerging that claim to translate legacy code and, with it, solve the modernization challenge. It is worth being precise about what that means and what it does... — read more 

Hello - Any people who underwent IBM RA got underpaid on their final vacation balance Although i emailed my supervisor before hand they reduced my vacation balance to zero after RA even though not a single vacation was taken and when i contact them... — read more 

IBM (IBM) plunged 12.5% after investors reacted to Anthropic's new AI tool that threatens its COBOL services, significantly outpacing the tech sector's 1.5% decline.

Look out below. Market has lost faith in Arvind and Jim's financial engineering shenanigans.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sam-altman-says-ai-displacing-113050990.html The ask Mr AI-washing about AI-washing. How much are they paid for this hogwash?

Has anybody been involved with IBM for severance negotiation during layoff in the united states through an attorney . What is the outcome when the attorney is not successful in getting a bigger package . Does IBM still pay the 3 month severance even... — read more 

"Similarly, inside IBM, there are many whistleblowers and some of them come to us directly, others post in online forums. They're sick and tired of their lying CEO and crooked CFO, who seems to be focusing on financial engineering, not technical... — read more 

The EWC meeting statement here: https://rsuibmsegrate.altervista.org/20260122.pdf Statement – Resource Action across the board, mostly impacting Western-European countries x After receiving a series of informal indications over the past weeks, the... — read more 

This is exactly what the plan has always been since AI came along. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/ai-knowledge-capture-employees-a69a0e1c It isn’t whether artificial intelligence is going to replace them. It’s who will control the knowledge... — read more 

https://www.techmonitor.ai/leadership/workforce/ibm-dinobabies-age-discrimination-case?cf-view The documents showed communications between two executives, in which one “applauds the use of the disparaging term ‘dinobabies’” to describe the older IBM... — read more 

February is almost half over and lots we’re talking about a February layoff but I don’t hear any talk at work about it anymore. This is for usa

Anybody else from the November RA (last day 12/31/2025) receive an invoice from IBM for "Outstanding Uncollected Amount Due"? Just received a statement that does not specify WHAT benefits I'm being billed a Balance Due for.

How is IBM this in efficient. Is this a known fact? Am I to accept the efficiency and move on. Help!

So I was RA’d as a Band 10 because I was too expensive https://www.indexbox.io/blog/ibm-to-triple-entry-level-hiring-in-2026-redefining-roles-around-ai/

So, Arvind announced the GDP numbers last week… 0% for low, 3.4% for core and 6.8% for the top. Percentages will go up for 2026 to 5% for core and 10% for the top. That’s for bands up to 9. Comments?