How does filing for unemployment work after being laid off from ibm with 12 weeks severance? Has anyone been there before?

x.d*ta is currently not generating meaningful results and seems to be consuming resources without clear returns. The executive management appears to be spending heavily on travel( 4-5 times a year), often involving select individuals traveling... — read more 

What a surprise ? Not ! More barefaced lies and FUD from Alvind, Krabanaugh and the Pipmunks. But we all know that already. Whatever happened to Design Thinking ? It went out of fashion. We need new IBM buzzwords for putting a load of BS on... — read more 

https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/nasscom-foundation-and-ibm-partner-to-skill-87000-underserved-youth A.I. saves money. Hourly rates are lower.

Does anyone know when your upline knows who will be RA'd? I hear there is another layoff supposedly end of December and was curious when management will know.

https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/ibm-to-shut-latin-america-rd-center-amid-global-overhaul

Two failing and dying tech companies trying to make it together in a pathetic partnership with the magic word - "Quantum". (The IBM shares are not yet back to the 300 dollar mark - LOL... — read more 

With companies like IBM laying off thousands — Microsoft laid off 9,000, Amazon ousted 14,000, Accenture about 11,000 — it might be time to seriously consider the future of this displacement. We won't be holding our... — read more 

Looks like IBM Research site in Brazil is closing, although still listed on the official IBM site, for now: https://research.ibm.com/labs/brazil https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM/comments/1p0o6wi/ibm_research_brazil_shut_down/

https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/18/Techrights_Assessment_of_Red_Hat_Layoffs_in_2025_Yes_They_Happe.shtml

Quantum is not even close to commercial viability despite what AK likes to spout. https://www.wsj.com/tech/quantum-could-be-techs-next-big-thing-but-for-investors-its-all-about-timing-aeebc9ff Quantum computing has made big strides in recent years... — read more 

"The update came just a few days after IBM disclosed similar job cuts. [...] He points to IBM as an example: the company cut 8,000 HR and admin positions while hiring engineers and salespeople. “That tells you where they think value lives now... — read more 

Are there any groups created on other platforms by IBMers who have been RAed or in process for support , networking for future roles ,severance negotiation through attorneys etc .

As you might have guessed IBM isn't one of the employers who is stopping H1B visas; Alvind clandestinely supports DEI and H1B visas as it serves him and the Pipmunks to IBM's advantage... — read more 

A thread talking about how some H1B workers got by because of reservation (aka quotas or DEI) has been deleted. Why?

What kind of Accounting is Krabanaugh doing? Does anyone normal think it's worth over 300 a share? I would not be surprised if he is cooking the books. Remember he said the quiet part out loud when he said he wanted to reach 300 at a F&O All hands... — read more 

With the holidays coming up and all these much need layoffs being executed, how is the business continuity planning going, Alvind ? Shareholders should ask the question and you continually lie whenever you go in front of the media to talk about... — read more 

https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/15/Many_IBM_Workers_to_Become_Unemployed_a_Few_Weeks_Maybe_Just_Da.shtml

http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/15/Many_Last_Days_at_IBM_on_Allegedly_the_Last_Day_for_IBM_to_RA_P.shtml

IBM has become such a dysfunctional relic that the most merciful thing left is for the company to sell itself to someone who actually knows how to run a tech business. Years of clueless leadership, bloated acquisitions, pointless reorgs, and nonstop... — read more 

https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/14/IBM_Hiring_Then_Disposing_of_Unpaid_or_Low_Paid_European_Staff_.shtml

https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM/comments/1ownc23/between_the_hire_act_and_ibms_new_100k_visa_fee/

A 26-yr. old black executive?? No other way to describe that aside from DEI hire. She's going to lose her case. https://www.hcamag.com/us/news/general/ex-ibm-director-alleges-termination-part-of-black-executive-purge/554921

If anyone is or was a manager and a RA comes in for a specific employee if they disagree with it for example the affected employee is a top performer can he recommend a lower performer or is the die cast and therefore the manager is powerless

https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_Layoffs_Seem_to_Have_Reached_Europe.shtml

“The President’s vision here is to bring in overseas workers who have the skills for three, five, or seven years to train US workers. Then they can go home, and U.S. workers will fully take over,” Bessent said. Poetic justice for all the Americans... — read more 

https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_is_a_Buzzwords_Vendor.shtml

https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-chief-scientist-advice-recent-grads-software-engineers-2025-11

And now they're trying to memory hole the RA with positive news. https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6385004810112

Any word on the Japan lab? Did it get hit this week?

http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/IBM_Exits_Continue_This_Week.shtml

https://www.fastcompany.com/91435784/how-ai-became-the-scapegoat-for-the-current-wave-of-mass-layoffs Can't wait for AK's "quantum-driven' "business rebalancing"

The days of mutual respect and loyalty between management and staff at IBM are long past. IBM’s one-time core principle of trust and personal responsibility in all relationships no longer applies to its executive ranks (nor do the IBM Business... — read more 

Rumors are leaking out that once again McKinsey is bilking IBM for some serious cash and IBM seems to be going down the path of this McKinsey Three Horizons of Growth nonsense to grow sales and cut costs I guess. Inquiring minds would like to know... — read more 

My Manager was pitching one of the “benefits” from my RA I haven’t even looked at what was in my RA Letter Are they reputable? Or is it more of a Resume chop shop?

http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/08/IBM_is_Eliminating_Red_Hat_Like_It_Eliminated_Tivoli_and_Elimin.shtml

Being laid off blindsided me. As it seems, I was a little bit arrogant and far too comfortable. I guess this sm--k in the face is what I needed to reframe my perspective and to make sure I invested my time and energy in a way to still do a good job... — read more 

Just the usual garbage from AK to justify current layoffs for future AI growth. If you believe that, you'll believe anything. Link -->... — read more 

https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/08/IBM_Layoffs_Not_Done_Terminations_of_Staff_in_India_Brazil_and_.shtml