Will IBM follow SalesForce to relocate their employees out of Texas due to anti-ab-----n law ?

Does anyone have updated information on the Kyndryl transition? It appears that IBM has formally transitioned some folks over to Kyndryl. That should mean Kyndryl will be going public very soon. I would just like to know what the new... — read more 

Even with this, there's no way Big Bleu will ever learn that there is more that matters than the almighty dollar. Just deserves for getting into bed with the CCP and its... — read more 

So first I was listening to the CEO office hours the other day, the CEO said IBM hires anywhere from 40K to 60K people a year!!! Wow, really?!? How many layoffs are required to achieve that hiring number and still achieve a reduction of total number... — read more 

This is hottest job market and if you don't leave now (or in the process) either you can't (just excuses!) Or you're already an ibm lifer/don't mind being one.

https://www.classlawgroup.com/employment/ibm-age-discrimination-lawsuits/

I would like to have your suggestion regarding Ibm personal plan withdrawal. Is it good idea to withdraw ibm pension before receiving Social Security Benefits or does not matter ? Do you have any better option . I have about $25K in ibm pension... — read more 

My parents installed net nanny so I spend all my time on these boards asking silly questions and posting fake observations. I don’t work for IBM. I don’t even work at all - IT is too tough for me and makes my head hurt. I’m 36 and my parents support... — read more 

Is this that unusual? They must think he was about to quit. Definitely top talent, not shy to share his concerns about massive talent loss tha ibm suffers.

Any layoffs today?

Where will the new Kyndryl office be in Manhattan ?

They want to reinstate their pension plan taken away in 2016 .Now are only receiving 401k. I wonder if IBM employees would consider that ?

Welcome to Kyndryl! Everyone is in good spirits. Reminds me of the HP/HPE breakup.

The tech company denies fault with its newly implemented software system for toll transactions. “We take the responsibility of providing a quality and trusted customer experience very seriously, and regret the impact and inconvenience... — read more 

I worked in Channels for a long time after leaving the field. The organization just got too big and too many levels. Pretty soon we took credit for every sale that passed through when in essence it was the field team on the ground that enabled... — read more 

Source below... Big Blue's big email blues signal terminal decline – unless it learns to migrate itself A fun evening's entertainment pre-COVID was to find a pub near a large corporation's IT HQ, look for the customers with the haunted, desperate... — read more 

A heck of job, GR and AK! Why not go hide in a ho-e to enjoy your ill-gotten millions of loot!

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna threw his support behind the creation of voluntary public reporting on cybersecurity practices. The tech giant also committed Wednesday to training more than 150,000 people in cybersecurity skills within three... — read more 

Give us job, location and YoE please

What’s happening with this layoff board? Very few posts are layoff related. All the recent posts sound like they are written by the same person and ask childish questions not at all related to layoffs. Doesn’t anyone else see that??

I see many people believe IBM is great for new hires and younger employees, but even that's not true anymore. I watch every day as they're being used and abused by their managers for what at one time would have been considered ridiculous pay. There... — read more 

Source below: LETTER 6. Q2 Not as Advertised. Cash Burn. Layoff Perception is Reality 8/22/2021 https://thelayoff.com/t/1csmqHzX @OP+1csmqHzX Memo re Red Hat 6/14/2021 https://thelayoff.com/t/1bobChtI @OP+1bobChtI Memo: Re... — read more 

IBM’s problems can be boiled down to one fundamental issue. Lack of executive execution. IBM executives always tell Wall Street what they want to hear (streamlining, spin-offs, efficiency, profit, revenue growth, etc etc etc) BUT IBM can’t execute a... — read more 

Take a look at a mainframe company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisys Technology wise it's irreverent, but it still brags about an A-list of large corporations and government agencies as its clients. Does it look familiar? For those who... — read more 

How many people do you know who, after leaving unsatisfied from here, did great things somewhere else? I don’t know anyone who left IBM without his career taking an upward trajectory at another company. This is a bit sad because IBM used to value and... — read more 

Thoughts?

Jobs in our sector are plentiful right now - including plenty of remote positions for those who have learned to love WFH in the past year or so. I know a lot of people who are working on taking advantage of that but I know just as many who are not... — read more 

Hello everyone, your old pal Deep Throat here. I thought I’d go over a few topics, including; Q2 results (beyond the bu-----t), IBM’s competitive nature, where the real power resides, and of course layoffs. I will also touch on something that seems... — read more 

How many people were RA last week?

There were layoffs announced today. A lot of folks who were not expecting it got hit or notified they will be hit by year end. Today’s layoffs were concentrated around the marketing organizations centered on tier two clients. They crossed all... — read more 

For those who were RA this past week, please join the slack channel ibmfriends2020. This is a great Slack channel created by ex IBMERS who were RA last year, June 2020. We all support each other etc. highly recommended. Good luck and cheers. Life... — read more 

It is something that everyone knows, one should be always ready, however, there are still people who are surprised by layoffs. Some people who got laid off told me that there were no indications at all that they could be cut. Is it possible that... — read more 

Seems that Return to Work date of Sep. 7 was a bit optimistic. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-closes-york-city-offices-184248928.html

Title says it all. . .

IBM has treated people like a disposable commodity for so long that management just can’t break away from that mindset. Senior management still arrogantly believes that the IBM brand has an unlimited amount of goodwill, and can always be used to... — read more 

They spend more time on RA'S then anything else ,all the effort that goes into it .Day in day out. They perfected it. They might as well do it for all companies and gain revenue.