Another one. https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2020/09/29/ibm-hit-with-another-age-discrimination-lawsuit.html By: Mike Cronin Sep 29, 2020, 8:21am CDT A Sept. 18 lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District... — read more
Still not dead: The mainframe hangs on, sustained by Linux and hybrid cloud
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3576290/still-not-dead-the-mainframe-hangs-on-sustained-by-linux-and-hybrid-cloud.html Any opinion?
Hypergiant Industries Brings on Former IBM General Manager Mohammed Farooq as Global CTO
Scurrying as fast as they can for the exits! https://dallasinnovates.com/hypergiant-industries-brings-on-former-ibm-general-manager-mohammed-farooq-as-global-cto/
# of Employees : IBM 350K (Mkt Cap 105.8B) vs Apple 137 K (Mkt Cap 1.832 T)
Does IBM need more cut or Apple need to add more ?
IBM's Dinesh Nirmal: 'Every company is trying to automate their enterprise'
IBM vs. the public cloud giants. Nirmal said "we are in the second inning of the game." It's this very sort of thinking that will ensure Big Bleu remains an also-ran in Cloud. To correct the analogy, The World Series has already been played and... — read more
Report of several employees put on unattainable PIP's last week
https://www.facebook.com/alliancemember/posts/1807059646098678 Another report at this post – @6gnq+16XF5Ykb
She was praised by the CEO and promoted. After her brother and mom died, she returned from compassionate leave. IBM laid her off
https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/22/ibm_sued_again_for_age_discrimination/
Forbes is now covering IBMs systemic ageism
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2020/09/20/eeoc-finding-of-age-discrimination-against-ibm-signals-new-requisite-for-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/
Lawyer for laid-off IBMers hails Fed’s discrimination ruling, says others can still join lawsuit
https://www.wraltechwire.com/2020/09/16/lawyer-representing-laid-off-ibmers-hails-feds-discrimination-ruling-former-employees-can-still-join-a-lawsuit/?fbclid=IwAR2b3HA6b1HfrEE-s230W5aac7h6kBFKozUkDlNulPHJHqE0TU5EEufyPSM RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK –... — read more
Dyed in the wool IBMer
My dad was a dyed in the wool IBMer back in the days when they did not have any layoffs. Our family loved IBM. Its sad that the old IBM Way is gone. Layoffs will screw up any company no matter how great they once were.
Why -you don’t get fired for buying IBM- is no longer true
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/19330/why–you-dont-get-fired-for-buying-ibm–is-no-longer-true This will only increase the number of layoffs... Comments?
IBM Remains America's Worst Big Tech Company
https://247wallst.com/technology-3/2020/09/18/ibm-remains-americas-worst-big-tech-company/ Comments?
Devo Technology Adds $60 Million in Growth Funding and Names Former IBM Security GM as New CEO
Another former IBM'er succeeding elsewhere. It's too bad Big Bleu's leaders consistently fail to cultivate and retain talent. https://www.devo.com/blog/devo-technology-adds-60-million-in-growth-funding-and-names-new-ceo/
Sign of poor leadership from ibm India
Lets face it, working for a comlany with bad leader – whether the badness is perceived or real!! Puts many employees in a tough spot. That's why you need a few strategies for when you're lot confidence in your company's top dog. Reachout to... — read more
Software sales MGRs required to put reps on performance improvement plans?
I heard a rumor that in cloud software the first line managers are mandated to put 20-25% of reps on Performance Improvement Plans that end before 4th qtr to cut headcount w/out having to call it a Covid lay-off. I suspect because they can give them... — read more
IBM's $12.3M (AUD) Salary Cost-Save Back-Fires - More Dubious Practices Exposed
Remember those annual "ethical behaviour" courses IBM forced on its staff? Pity they don't appear to practise what they... — read more
IBM made ‘top-down’ efforts to fire older workers, says US employment discrimination watchdog
https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/14/ibm_age_discrimination_finding/
You can join the EEOC claims
I see people posting on various boards, as they signed the docs, which means they cannot join a Class Action, can they file with the EEOC? The answer is absolutely YES. This is the Federal Government. Secondly, this is not a Class Action. The more... — read more
Ginni Rometty says employers must be open to skilled workers without four-year degrees
More Ginni and New Collar puffery. . . https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/10/ginni-rometty-ibm-expanding-p-tech-stem-program-for-underserved.html
Just Broke: EEOC Finds IBM Age Discrimination. See Link(s) for article and FINAL ruling.
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-u-s-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-confirms-a-pattern-of-age-discrimination-at-ibm https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7206573-2020-09-02-IBM-LOD-Amended-Final-1-003.html
IBM's Oil Bet
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/08/tech/ibm-schlumberger-hybrid-cloud-partnership/index.html
IBM Sued by Former Employee for Age Discrimination
Another Age discrimination lawsuit that probably won't get to the discovery phase and Big Bleu will settle. https://lawstreetmedia.com/tech/ibm-sued-by-former-employee-for-age-discrimination/
Why Our AI Rates IBM “Top Buy” For September
While the company is somewhat oddly positioned now, it’s taken big steps in the right direction, which means that when the company’s stock is ready to move, it’s going to move quickly. Our AI seems to think so too. This is evident in our... — read more
Are you kidding me?
https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/leaders-stakeholders-americans-working-ibm-ginni-rometty
IBM settles lawsuit over data privacy of Weather Channel app
[More details in this article] https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/93130-ibm-settles-lawsuit-over-data-privacy-of-weather-channel-app Weather Channel app to change practices after LA lawsuit –... — read more
IBM LayOff - Was there another Lay-off or Resource Action in US recently?
Hello, There was a Resource Action back in June in IBM USA. Any news if there was another one in August or coming up in Sep? Regards
Changes to HR at IBM
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/changes-my-leadership-team-ibm-transform-our-culture-skills-krishna/
Last day unemployment question
So today is my last day. I received the unemployment form from IBM to file. Now I am supposed to get 3 months pay as part of the separation package. Do I note that on the form when I go and apply for unemployment? My understanding is that it... — read more
How the street is looking at IBM
This article is a pretty fair view of the current state of IBM NOTE the problem child is still GTS and IBM needs to restructure it due to Exceedingly low profit margins. Systems although small, is the second problem child due mostly to the... — read more
H-1B Visa Denials Continue To Mount For Companies
No wonder Ginni has been hyping her "New Collar" initiative for years now: the inflow of bodies from overseas is drying-up... — read more
IBM ordered to pay £22k to whistleblower and told by judges: Teach your managers what discrimination means
Bosses broke law to punish staffer who raised working practice fears https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/28/ibm_whistleblower_wins_22k_compensation/?fbclid=IwAR1ba5__HafgAKhrVh1jvDAvV7Fl3b4q9NGnPE8CfGQkA9l3X9FgKQypQw4
The decline of IBM
Great video to watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4b1D1vWRnc&feature=youtu.be
Where you see pandemic, IBM sees opportunity... as long as UK.gov keeps propping up the economy with taxpayers' cash
The average monthly number of employees across the year was 10,955, down from 11,297 in the prior year. The reduction was felt most acutely in services and marketing, the accounts confirm, going from 9,207 to 8,883. Some 118 roles went from... — read more
Long-time IBM HPC Strategist Dave Turek Named CTO of DNA-based Storage Start-up
Another man overboard! https://insidehpc.com/2020/08/long-time-ibm-hpc-strategist-turek-named-cto-of-dna-based-storage-start-up/
IBM's Redesigning Offices
https://www.businessinsider.com/office-reopening-ibm-coronavirus-pandemic-social-distancing-2020-8
Man Arrested on Charges of $21 Million H-1B Visa Fraud Conspiracy
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/man-arrested-charges-21-million-h-1b-visa-fraud-conspiracy
Cloud Revenue: Microsoft Bigger than Amazon + Google, 2X Bigger than IBM
AK certainly has his work cut-out for him. https://cloudwars.co/microsoft/cloud-revenue-microsoft-bigger-amazon-google-ibm/
What legacy is IBM really shooting for? Cheating its own salespeople out of millions? Here we go again, allegedly
They just keep coming. . . https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/20/ibm_commission_lawsuit/