The layoffs are going to come in a different flavor in 2019. Ibm will Be spinning off a large portion of legacy HW and services. As such IBM will stuff the spinoffs with unwanted folks just like they did with Lenovo. Once the spinoff’s are complete, Bain will do the dirty work and cull the herd. The remaining IBM will have some layoffs (streamlining the reporting management chain, replacing the board, replacing the executive management team), BUT most of the remaining heads will stay as there isn’t really anything left that IBM will want to get rid of.
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