If it hits $360, that means it's time to exit my position. https://www.barrons.com/articles/ibm-stock-price-top-pick-2026-35af20b3 By: Mackenzie Tatananni Updated Jan 08, 2026, 2:59 pm EST / Original Jan 08, 2026, 2:15 pm EST Skeptics may argue... — read more
Employee Reviews
The lack of transparency on this is outrageous. The amount of people that need to approve just one review is excessive and adds weeks of unnecessary delay to an already slow process. Why do you need 3 people to approve 1 review when there is limited... — read more
Will IBM ever release their layoff demographics
IBM is & always has been about laying the unprotected class off. White men 55 & older. Then white women (= ageism + s-xism). Black men (= ageism+ racism) Black women (= ageism, s-xism, racism). So what did/does IBM do to accomplish this so... — read more
Meeting Invite from Manager -- 2026 Organizational Changes
I received an invite from my manager. 2026 Organizational Changes. Is IBM doing another reduction in force in January?
Not meeting the 40 Think hrs
Never not met my 40 hrs, wondering if this is really that serious?
New Year. And New goals
I am looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. Last year I logged in 93 Hours of learning. I did more than Think 40. Jim Kavanaugh said to upskill, so I did. I led a Watson X challenge team, Arvind's bold leadership is going to make IBM a... — read more
Next RA
Any thoughts on when we can expect it?
Companies Are Outlining Plans for 2026. Hiring Isn’t One of Them.
This environment means many employees are clinging to their jobs. At International Business Machines, employees are leaving the technology giant at the lowest rate in 30 years, CEO Arvind Krishna said. In the U.S., voluntary ... — read more
Louis Gerstner, the former CEO and chairman of IBM, died on Saturday, aged 83.
https://nypost.com/2025/12/28/business/former-ibm-ceo-louis-gerstner-who-revitalized-big-blue-dead-at-83/
Being laid off from IBM might actually be a gift
Getting laid off from IBM ended up being a lot more freeing than I expected. At first it stung, but once the dust settled, I realized I’d been stuck in a place that was going nowhere. Constant reorganizations, shifting priorities, and leadership that... — read more
Drucker Institute Releases 2025 Management Rankings Highlighting a Year of Balance
IBM at #8. The press release: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/12/09/3202657/0/en/The-Drucker-Institute-at-Claremont-Graduate-University-Releases-Its-2025-Ranking-of-America-s-Best-Managed-Companies.html The... — read more
IBM Layoffs 2026
If the economy turns around, do you anticipate any IBM layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
DOE Announces Genesis Mission Collaboration Agreements with 24 Organizations
Let's see if Dario's new role can pay dividends for Big Blew or if this initiative just dies on the vine. https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/doe-announces-genesis-mission-collaboration-agreements-with-24-organizations/
IBM Palisades Conference Center abandoned for 8 years aerial drone video will make you cry
If you worked at IBM (or were a customer or business partner) you may have visited this IBM Palisades Conference Center which was amazing. This 33 minute aerial drone video made me cry as it shows the inside and outside. Like a science fiction... — read more
IBM "to prepare them for future jobs."
https://www.moneycontrol.com/europe/?url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/ibm-announces-plan-to-skill-5-million-people-in-india-over-the-next-five-years-article-13733676.html
RA'd people Stay off LinkedIn
That place has become a toxic cesspool. Shady recruiters, Every other topic political and people posting whoaaa is me. I totally get their grief but It's only going to make you more upset and angry. And these job postings. Probably ghost postings... — read more
Employee evaluation
Am I wrong, has employee evaluation turned into a joke? Does it really matter what sacrifices you make to get good appraisal. It seems now the only smart thing to do is pray you not laid off cause you are a high earning employee due to past hard... — read more
When will first line managers get let go
Don’t teams need a minimum of six? On my site many are down to four and many of the ones that aren’t they are having managers plan to cut down to that. This is in research. When will managers get cut? Didn’t see any in last round get cut and none... — read more
Time to sell Consulting?
Tech has the knowledge, no need for Consulting
Retirement eligible
Anybody have any idea the percentage of IBMers are retirement eligible per site?
IBM Layoffs in Europe as Well
http://techrights.org/n/2025/12/12/IBM_Layoffs_in_Europe_as_Well.shtml
IBM Stock: What's Next For Tech Giant After Biggest Acquisition In Six Years
The Street sees through the smoke and mirrors. https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ibm-stock-confluent-cflt-news-ai-software/
IBM Nears Roughly $11 Billion Deal for Confluent
$11B? Who wants to hazard a guess as to how AK is going to pay for this? https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/ibm-nears-roughly-11-billion-deal-for-confluent-276f52d8 Deal for data-infrastructure company could come as soon as Monday By: Lauren... — read more
CEO of IBM: we are well into "AI" (slop, hype, pyramid scheme); also CEO of IBM: it won't work
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/ibm-ceo-to-google-amazon-microsoft-and-other-tech-companies-does-not-make-sense-to-/articleshow/125804195.cms
RA’d people how are you doing today ?
I didn’t get that much sleep . I felt sick this morning But now I feel relieved . No longer having to worry is this the day ? I’m almost 100% sure more RA’s in February I was really Angry at Alvind and his Pipmunks but I really don’t care... — read more
No cuts before Q1?
Is that certain? At least as far as anything can be certain.
Unpaid Leave – Bridge to Retirement
Anyone else seeing this in their SAP profile? "Unpaid Leave – Bridge to Retirement" for time? What exactly does that mean? I mean I got the over 55 and over 10 years of service, but is that just some admin limbo status placeholder? or does it... — read more
RA Day of tomorrow
Well tomorrow is my final day If anyone went thru this or is a manager who carried it out What exactly happens ? Do we have to sign an NDA ? Is there any time for final comments ? Has anyone worked their final day ? Any feedback is appreciated...
CSM
CSM team has gone through two round of layoffs already (April and November). I heard more to come after the new year. Anyone has any insight on this?
AK on AI
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna argues that at current infrastructure and energy costs there is effectively no way for the current wave of AI data center spending to earn an adequate return. Using back-of-the-envelope math, he estimates about 80 billion... — read more
Meetings
Just had one of those... it was a meeting about why the last meeting did not achieve what the meeting before that was supposed to fix... You cannot make this stuff up. We are doomed.
The Best Companies for Future Leaders 2026
Check-out #2 on the list. . . https://time.com/7333715/best-companies-future-leaders-2026/
Buckle up folks
IBM will continue layoffs until it finds a business model that works and works reliably for many years. For the last two decades, Software, Hardware, and Services have taken turns playing the IBM not-me game. I won’t make profit, but I will amplify... — read more
More RAs next week?
Happening or not? Any updates?
Loads of IBM Departures So Far Today, "Buy Nothing Day"; IBM Pays People in IBM-Bribed "News" Sites to Claim No Layoffs
While admitting there are so many that they don't want to say the number. https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/28/Loads_of_IBM_Departures_So_Far_Today_Buy_Nothing_Day_IBM_Pays_P.shtml
The Day After Thanksgiving
What do current and former IBMers have to be grateful for ? More layoffs (to come) and more jobs going to India on some flimsy pretext or the other. And of course, Arvind getting more medals pinned on his chest from Modi for services to the Indian... — read more
India Inc sees governance as top priority for scaling AI infrastructure: IBM Study
https://www.malaysiasun.com/news/278725881/india-inc-sees-governance-as-top-priority-for-scaling-ai-infrastructure-ibm-study "AI" mentioned 16 times in this 'article', it's like a "School Assignment" IBM puff piece