The US technology group IBM has begun a new round of job cuts in Bratislava, with hundreds of roles at risk as the company continues to scale back its workforce in Slovakia.
Slovakia’s labour office has recorded a planned reduction of 439 positions in the business services sector following a notification submitted in mid-March.
Read more: https://spectator.sme.sk/business/c/ibm-to-cut-hundreds-of-jobs-in-bratislava
No real surprise here, AI easily replaces low to mid level jobs, so these types of locations will get trimmed quickly. That is a quick cost savings. IBM will have a more difficulty replacing high level jobs with AI in the US for example.
Maybe that is the reason we have not seen (yet!) layoffs in the US this year?
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"IBM is reducing its workforce in Bratislava by cutting 439 positions, with employment for those affected set to end on May 31, 2026, as part of a strategic shift toward artificial intelligence and cloud services. The tech giant's Bratislava hub, previously a major center with 4,600 employees, has seen its workforce drop to roughly 3,000 amid these restructuring efforts."
@b3 feed their families. The job market is not secure.
@f5
well now we know
what happens when we flush in the US
where the bowl's contents go
Somewhere in India, 439 people are simultaneously being hired.
@a6
cheapening everything to fund the skillless top
maybe they will use pygmies, cannibals, and eskimos next
this obviously can't continue and will crash
why would members of society voluntarily work with or support
a bunch of non useful wealthy parasites
it is not beneficial to the society as a whole
Are you sure this layoff is not destined for India ?
Just as long as Albany is safe who gives a f
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Welcome to the dumpster fire that IBM has become. Since 4-1-93 when the G Man Gerstner came in and burned up the IBM culture, IBM has been chasing cheap offshore labor now for 4 decades and will never stop. It is trying to save it's way to prosperity to fund executive pay and bonus's and juice the stock price. I bet Africa is the new labor target for IBM.