Thread regarding IBM layoffs

@1n8 Sure, i don't wish anyone to loose their jobs, but i'm pretty sure this on the table already. I don't think it's going to save IBM long term, but it's going to happen for sure. Unfortunatelly IBM is going to end up as GE, not cutting their way to prosperity, but cutting their way out of business. Sad, that the main strategy and focus of IBM was in last decades on cutting rather then investing into the future. As some say, you can't cut yourself into prosperity. Don't get me wrong, i still bleed blue, even after getting rusty kn--e in the back in 2024 after 18 years. IBM is in a such downfall from which i don't think it's going to recover.

@1hj talk is cheap - we keep talking and discussing the removal of large groups of Indians but that never actually happens. Not yet anyway...

@c2 I think if Arvind, JK are not complete id--ts then with the rapid development of AI, AI Agents there'll be huge wave of layoffs in India in a year or two. As there's a lot of less complex, repetetive work, it's going to happen soon.

IBM’s sweet spot for profitability when it comes to “enterprise” (think mostly mainframe) historically centers around a 300-320k per employee. You can go back to Gerstner and his restructuring and 300k per employee was the sweet spot even as he downsized the company. So what does that say for IBM’s future? Given the 71 billion in 2026 revenue estimate and 5% growth it says IBM needs to get to 240-245 K worth of worldwide employees as it approaches 2027. IBM has slowly been working towards that goal (employees continue to drop 282 to 270 to 263), while revenue continues to increase (61 billion to 62.5 to 67). I look for stabilization in the 245k employee range. That says 255k of employees in 2026 and 245k of employees in 2027. NOTE these estimates also align with the 1 billion per year of cost take out

@f9
'Arvind and his executive team'
are skillless, greedy, and have decimated ibm
this should be some sort crime, somebody please call 911

Arvind and his executive team are making tough choices to make IBM competitive and the replies here are about curry and other hateful words towards him and his team

Grow up people

@ew good just as long as Albany is untouched!

IBM Consulting will take the brunt of the layoffs in the US... They are not delivering what is expecting from them. See ya su-kers!

@OP and can I get fries to go with those layoffs and workforce re-balancing charges please ?

@av don't you mean US and European IBMers ? Indian IBMers can be incompetent and doing nothing but they will never get purged from the company the way that "Nickel and Dime" does to US and European employees.

It's blatant discrimination in layoffs and PIPs and DEI garbage from Alvind and his Pipmunks.

IBMers will soon get to spend more time with their families.

where are the 'executive removal' charges

Bob says bring it on.

No layoffs in 2026!