The gist: AK wants more AI so there can be more RAs. https://www.inc.com/chris-morris/ibm-ceo-krishna-has-a-message-for-founders-treat-ai-as-day-zero/91369085

Do people have any idea what would happen to IBM if all the so-called dinobabies retired tomorrow? I'm almost hoping it happens, just to prove a point. You'd lose decades of institutional knowledge overnight, and what you'd have left is an empty... — read more 

How is everyone doing? Have not found anything worth my time yet. There were some initial interviews where they wanted me to take a skills evaluation. I basically told them in a nice way to pound sand. I am not some rookie out of college.

I have been working in a mildly successful IBM product for the last 12 years. Some years ago my boss at the time warned me about something I am now experiencing first hand: Well connected higher ups work on the flashy IBM fad that almost always... — read more 

Ford, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and IBM have each moved to bring back human workers after discovering that artificial intelligence systems could not fully replace the roles they had eliminated, according to... — read more 

Look who is in the top 20 companies using H1B visas #14 https://www.myvisajobs.com/reports/h1b/

This has become a common theme. Everyday on LinkedIn, several folks with head full of thick black hair announce joining IBM. And then there are those with gray hair and thinning hair who publish the post about the departure.

Yes, we are actually looking for CE for our customer in the South of England to maintain IBM legacy equipment. So if you have been recently laid off or are about to be, let me know.

From CNBC.com: Similarly, IBM replaced its HR functions with AI that handled around 94% of routine requests but was unable to meet the other 6%, which included ethical dilemmas. IBM then announced plans to triple its U.S. entry-level hiring across... — read more 

It's the argument a company has to make if they really never even boarded the Cloud train. https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/06/11/ibm-thinks-your-data-is-too-stubborn-to-move-and-a/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spRN7DfzhrU "Billions of dollars, zero use cases" Mentions IBM multiple times as one of the worst offenders of the scam.

Long-time reader, first-time posting. I was planning to post yesterday only, but I just came back from travel. After yesterday’s town hall, I am still having many questions. It answered many things, but not the questions most people were actually... — read more 

IBM is well know for creating things that don't work but look very good in the power point slides so let's build an inventory of such offerings here.

When Mr. Gerstner became CEO, IBM was facing one of the most challenging periods in its history. He made difficult decisions, refocused the company, preserved IBM as an integrated enterprise, and helped restore its competitiveness. His leadership... — read more 

How much did folks get ? Band, %?

AK = Gerstner 2.0 https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/06/26/blackberry-ibm-and-nokia-are-all-trying-to-come-back-history-says-only-one-survives/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sbcousa_ibm-askhr-activity-7476072366846996482-aad4?utm_source=li_share&utm_content=feedcontent&utm_medium=g_dt_web&utm_campaign=copy

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/25/1139696/ibm-unveils-sub1nm-chip/ IBM has built a new prototype chip with around 100 billion transistors on an area the size of a fingernail, which is twice the density of the company’s previous... — read more 

No publicly listed asking price apparently. But the latest tax assessment shows a market value of $108,846,458 --... — read more 

I'm genuinely excited about the IBM watsonx Challenge. As a team leader, I've spent the last several weekends planning our project, brainstorming ideas, and working with the team on how we can build something meaningful. It's been a lot of work, but... — read more 

Or is it done throughout the year and is person-based? We had a PIP season in my last company, and it was seldom related to performance. I'm just wondering if it's the same here.

It's almost here. Right around the corner. Just about ready. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ibm-getting-ready-to-scale-quantum-computing-b2418cd5 By: Elias Schisgall | June 23, 2026 2:32 pm ET YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N. Y.—International Business... — read more 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ceo-pay-2025-d2885ea3 [Didn't quote entire article text, just extracted AK's info. from the interactive table in the article]. AK ranks 34th out of 392 CEOs on the list: Total pay: $38M Pay Change: +51.1% 1-Year... — read more 

They happened once in a while and for the rest of the time we were able to focus on our work properly. Can we ever go back to that? Or is that behind us for good?

Where is the work in Expert Labs in the US? There is no work at all, customers are not signing anything and it looks like everybody is busy (wasting their time) with Bob! Comments?

Arvind Krishna on AI infrastructure spending: “The infrastructure build-out is a bit ahead. By my math, about 1 gigawatt of power costs roughly $60 billion to $80 billion in semiconductors to populate. So if people have committed to more than 100... — read more 

No Raises? What did that w3 article mean?

Watch for more "savings" coming. . . https://www.wsj.com/video/how-ibm-saved-45-billion-using-ai/C3EDE5AB-F38B-4281-8A92-0421C8753129 By: WSJ Leadership Institute 49 min. ago IBM senior vice president of marketing and communications Jonathan... — read more 

Is IBM using PIPs to exclusively get rid of employees who are US citizens? Do you know of any H1B employees have been been put on PIP and fired for not being able to successfully complete the PIP.

The day just thinking about and waiting for the sh---y week ahead.

I don't get it. People are terrified of being laid off when they should be looking forward to leaving. Any other place would be better. So please tell me. What's making you want to stay in this abusive situation - especially if you're one of the... — read more 

Why is that everything at IBM needs to orbit around a bunch of useless execs? And they are always having fun with ridiculous videos, such as this current one about watsonx challenge.

Back to the subject of this site, what is the current landscape of RAs and pips everyone is currently seeing out there? Including business unit and organization would be helpful in response.

IBM celebrated its 115th anniversary with a global campaign focused on continuous reinvention. Instead of massive public fanfare, the company marked the milestone internally and across social media with its employees, highlighting its evolution from... — read more 

The Wall Street Journal evaluates how leading US corps stack up in 6 areas: AI readiness, innovation, talent readiness, financial fitness, resilience and agility. IBM ranks #19 overall with an Overall Score of 68.2, placing it 6th out of 31... — read more 

Before, if you worked hard here, asked the right questions, and applied when a better role opened up, you had a real shot. Lately, that hasn't been the case. It's like all the internal postings are advertised just for the sake of appearances, while... — read more 

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... — read more 

They’re pushing more and more towards 3 days in office