Thread regarding IBM layoffs

Nobody is Immune

No division nor GEO is immune nowadays.

Its widespread, Cloud is being hit (see above link) Commerce/Cognitive... etc.

As far as GEOs go its the same story with a larger concentration in the US to trim down all teams, get rid of tenured IBMers 10+ years, employees approaching retirement, and hire in young millennials at lower salaries.

No job/career is a guarantee when you work for someone but for the past 1 1/2 at IBM, with revenues consistently declining, IBM losing market-share everyday , great contributors being let go, your guarantee is that at some point in time they will RA you .

All I can say is that I am happy to finally know when my last day is and what I am walking away with so that the looking over my shoulder can cease.

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Post ID: @OP+OPPAZTs

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IBM does cloud? Could have fooled me.

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Post ID: @1gsm+OPPAZTs

Welcome to the club, was RA'd in June had a job lined up making more money in no time. Two days after the conf call from some guy in India letting me know I was being RA'd my job was posted in another country. All I can say is get your resume ready and prepare to be amazed how sh--ty working at IBM really was:)

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Post ID: @drk+OPPAZTs

Cloud is a b---s--- name for outsourcing, and guess what - It's always more expensive. Once all these sweetheart first year or first contract deals expire, people will pull their stuff back into their own data center.

Cloud is already a failed model with a new name, what IBM specializes in these days.

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Post ID: @tol+OPPAZTs

Cloud was a scam to begin with

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Post ID: @oyo+OPPAZTs

Cannot hide

True

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