Consulting RAs June 2026

Just got word. First RAs (IBM doublespeak for "layoffs", as layoffs have legal requirements and "RAs" don't) hitting today, to continue the next few weeks. 10 people today on my team, with "lots more" expected over the next few weeks. The team I'm in should have been spun off to Kyndryl but we were acquired just late enough that we weren't.

Management thinks it will be as bad if not worse than last year's, and I've been explicitly warned to stop all non-essential personal spending from my boss (who I know well outside of work), even though I'm not on the chopping block.

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When is F&O going to get whacked ? They are long overdue for all the useless cr-p coming out of that division. Joanne Wrong needs to get her nose put Right and shown the door as Client "Minus One". Too many so called middle managers and architects getting big bucks for doing ZIP and still working from home. Start with Matt the Brat as Client "Minus Two"- another clueless, useless and brainless loudmouth. AI can replace him yesterday and do a better job than all the lies he tells during his presentations.

@a3 Unknown. As always, they're using PIPs to build paperwork to justify letting people go. One person on my team was put on a PIP out of the blue and for what he felt was spurious reasons, then immediately let off the PIP, just in time to be benched.

Almost every single person on my team that was given notice was American. The ones that aren't are Canadian. They got 80-90% of the Americans last year, so this is them just cleaning up as they onboard replacements, I guess.

@OP - I wish I was on that list before being told for RTO - Are they playing favorites when it comes to deciding between PIP, RA, RTO etc?

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