They’re pushing more and more towards 3 days in office
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@dq - No, there is no cloud, just vaporware.
@gr Quit your miserable whining and STFU.
You need to be on the CIO RA list since yesterday. Are you working to get the NEW Badge coming out specially created by Nickel MotherT for IBM LinkedIn members ? "Laid Off From IBM. Awarded by Arvind Krispy Kreme"
I am not a bot I am not from India. Quit lying
@fy - Oh that pipmunk bot ? It ran out of tokens.
@dn all good things come to an end.
BTW, what happened to the pathetic IBM India CIO troll who used to write the same garbage every day about his badges and aspirations of grandeur as an IBM executive (Band 7 no less)? Did he become Miz Wrong's new lapdog ?
Hope you have a backup plan bro
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/banker-fired-for-coffee-badging-despite-ee-rating-asks-for-interview-help-advice-turns-blunt/articleshow/129473357.cms
https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/bce-coffee-badging-terminations-2026/
@dn insubordination x 10. Good luck. That is all logged by the way
I terraformed my shorts.
@dq - I just looked up at the sky and I don't see IBM written on any of the clouds. Employment with IBM has become a joke and the buffoons that IBM has placed in its leadership leave no stone unturned to prove it over and again.
IBM has a Cloud ?
Who really cares about RTO, the sh---y offices, toilets, etc... Go badge in, then immediately turn around and go home... all these IBM offices should be empty!
Be smart, badge in and go home!
That's what I do 3 times a week when there is no traffic during the day!
@d7 Sadly no, IBM is only interested in getting raises and bonuses to Arvind Krispy Kreme and his Pipmunks going forward.
Does any of them care if you have a longer and more expensive commute ? No more than than Agent Orange. And you were spot on about the upcoming toilet downgrades. Soon you will have to pay $2 to relieve yourself each time in the small cubicle toilets that Krispy Kreme is constructing at the remaining IBM sites. These are built on the Indian squat style and there is no toilet paper, so bring your own. The goal is to make things as uncomfortable for IBM US employees so they will quit and then IBM has to be out of pocket even less. This is why the F&O division is filled with embezzlers, thieves and ex-cons. And Miz Wrong rules them all.
Don't be surprised if Krispy Kreme orders this post deleted as soon as he sees it. The previous one was deleted earlier. LOL !
@OP - Are there showers, fitness center and yoga classes onsite that are being offered as incentives to come to work? That may be a motivation for some but if the expectation is that most people would resign, that would make it look like the real objective for IBM is to save money they would otherwise pay as severance. To ask them why they are calling people back to office when it is clearly not going to make a difference is useless, after all, these clowns have only been trained to run the circus by their masters, not to answer questions or think logically.
@cs
Arvind Krispy‑Kreme rises at dawn,
His tie perfectly straight, his conscience long gone.
He surveys IBM like a kingdom of steam,
Fueled entirely by layoffs and Krispy‑Kreme.
He whispers, “Efficiency,” with his evil CEO grin,
Which everyone knows means “Let the cuts begin.”
He sharpens his spreadsheets, cold and extreme,
A guillotine forged from frosting — Krispy‑Kreme.
AI is his sword, quantum his shield,
He swings both wildly across the corporate field.
“Automate everything!” he shouts with a scream,
While HR quietly updates the offboarding team.
The org chart trembles — a seismic event —
Entire departments vanish like they never paid rent.
“Cost savings!” he cheers, a sugary dream,
As badges stop working mid‑latte — Krispy‑Kreme.
Then comes the offshoring plan, bold as a coup,
A PowerPoint deck titled “Why This Isn’t About You.”
He points at a map with executive gleam,
“Shift the workload globally — and pass me a cream.”
He claims it’s strategic, a visionary stance,
But the timing suggests it’s just budget finance.
He calls it “global synergy,” a corporate meme,
But everyone knows it’s pure Krispy‑Kreme.
Quantum computing hums in a cryogenic tomb,
Colder than the vibe in the conference room.
“Qubits will save us!” he says with esteem,
While another team disappears like a fever dream.
Employees refresh Slack with existential dread,
Wondering whose job is quietly dead.
But Arvind just smiles, serene as a dream,
For nothing pierces the glaze of Krispy‑Kreme.
He ends each quarter with a donut‑fueled roar,
“Layoffs complete! Now let’s cut some more!”
He sprinkles reductions like frosting supreme,
A cost‑cutting wizard — Arvind Krispy‑Kreme.
And when IBM’s future is foggy and bleak,
He’ll say, “We’re more agile,” with a corporate cheek.
Then ride into sunset on a donut machine,
The patron saint of layoffs — Sir Arvind Krispy‑Kreme.
Are Bob, Rob "I look mahvelous in hoodies and sneakers" Thomas and the lurking IBM troll in here that has 1328 down votes and not a single up vote, all the same entity?
There once was a fellow named Bob
Whose favorite pastime was his job
He’d type and he'd click
But then very quick
Would turn into a blubbering s-b.
Bob hates back to the office.
@bs why is there not as much to do with the recent announcement ?
IBM doesn't actually care about "working closer together for more productivity" and "team building." They also don't care about you. If they did, they wouldn't force an RTO mandate when gas was so expensive. An executive team at a decent company would be more lenient right now to help people out. Especially in light of the fact that raises will be peanuts this year and they've already taken away so many other things. The only office near me is over-crowded and setup so that you can't actually take a client call without disturbing everyone else around you unless you're lucky enough to get one of the few small rooms. The amenities are bare bones. It wouldn't surprise me if they decide to take away the bathrooms next to "increase productivity."
This is all for one thing only - to cull the herd. You are nothing to IBM but an expense on a spreadsheet. This company and its executive leadership are sht.
@bs ah, you must be referring to Arvind Krispy Kreme's friends and cronies - it's all part of the IBM Friends And Family program. It's meant to put US employees on PIPs to save money for Arvind's bonus for 2027, and spend millions of dollars to bring in more of the Indian crooks to the US on some excuse of the other. It's IBM Cost Savings from the F&O Division.
Albany is already full on 5 day RTO but with recent announcements not as much to do. There are people who come in and just sit around all day
Go badge in and go home!
3 days at work only?
So go to work.