So clearly IBM is giving a heads-up that the Latin American geo will not be helping 3Q's numbers and probably not 4Q's either. https://www.zdnet.com/article/ibm-reiterates-commitment-to-brazil-despite-uncertainty/

https://247wallst.com/services/2018/10/07/ge-ibm-brand-values-take-big-hits/ Interbrand has released its Best Global Brands 2018, the 19th installment of the study. The value of the great majority of the 100 brands rose from a year earlier. The value... — read more 

The UK is in the toilet because of the HORRIFIC leadership, promoting unqualified people to jobs they can’t handle and who lack meaningful client relationships. Many good staff have recently left for executive level jobs at competing companies across... — read more 

Hello all – I’ve joined IBM two years ago and right now I am about 20 years older than my current manager. The manager is young and smart but very inexperienced, I am sure with time she’ll blossom but right now things are just awkward given the age... — read more 

IBM's been making series of business mistakes and have mistreated employees in an unforgettable way. Bad reputation ensures that IBM has hard time attracting talented people to begin with. Bad compensation ensures that they won't keep the few that... — read more 

IBM's MO has been to have a space of a couple weeks/1.5 month separation between announcing quarterly numbers to the "Street" and next batch of layoffs. Another cruel MO of IBM's to announce the RA's the Thursday before a major US Holiday(Easter 2018... — read more 

Please Reploy with your own experiences... Here is my experience: The FIRST weekend after I landed my new job outside IBM was the FIRST time in 5 years that I actually LOOKED FORWARD to MONDAY. Now I'm NOT BEING NEGATIVE, I am simply saying that the... — read more 

http://hrexecutive.com/leveling-the-playing-field-for-older-workers/ Ultimately, age discrimination persists in the workplace “because too many people think age negatively affects ability. It doesn’t,” says Ventrell-Monsees. “People used to think... — read more 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-use-ai-to-help-managers-become-more-human-1525053660 . . . The human touch? Even as technologists grapple with concerns about AI replacing people, companies are using the systems to help them handle a very human... — read more 

El Reg's report on IBM UK. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/05/the_only_way_is_up_baby_ibm_uk_sales_down_profit_down_staff_headcount_down/

Sell before 3Q Results are announced. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/04/ibm-profits-are-in-an-irreversible-structural-decline-analyst-says.html

About 2 weeks from announce: cast your ballots now!

You do not qualify for unemployment pay during the time you are receiving severance pay. But once the 30 days are up you will certainly qualify for unemployment compensation. Some states you can collect unemployment while in severance period, some... — read more 

At IBM benefits are being cut every year, the worker’s position is getting worse every year – I am bit jaded given the fact I was RA’d but whatever... Here is one example, 401k match is only done if you are working on Dec 15 of each year, so if you... — read more 

So does IBM take the bad news this quarter??? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/appeals-court-affirms-ruling-ibm-183414978.html

At a January U.S. Chamber of Commerce dinner in Washington, executives pressed U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad not to hit Beijing too hard on technology issues, according to dinner attendees. China has many ways to get even, warned... — read more 

IBM has "street cred" in AI? https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-wants-to-dominate-business-ai-2018-9

Is it true?

Check this out: Shrunk my territory by 70% (about 6 months ago) Added some c-appy accounts to my list PIP-ed three months later Yep, this works better than RA - there is nothing I can do here. I am on my way out.

Are they worth getting at all? I kind of have a feeling this is all waste of time but wanted to see what other posters here think. I think I heard that at some level (not sure what Band) IBM requires you to have these badges in order to get promoted... — read more 

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article214697500.html DURHAM IBM is settling out of court with a former salesman who sued the company because he wasn’t paid all the commission he said he was owed for helping assemble a $19 million software... — read more 

Time to look for a new job new hires! You are just fodder so that IBM can lay off older folks

Interesting read with data and studies to back-up the opinion. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-time-for-companies-to-end-the-obsession-with-millennials-and-hire-older-workers-with-skills-and-expertise-2018-09-21

It seems to be no surprise for us older workers at IBM. Our company was bought by IBM a year ago. Only two weeks after our 1 year anniversary, 300-400 of the 1300 employees that were acquired were laid off. Amazing how so many are over 50. Many are... — read more 

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ibm-age-bias-20180919-story.html

Well, here it is folks, IBM is on the verge of losing the Walgreens contract due to mismanagement of field support staff, just a few week shy of the 1 year anniversary of the contract. IBM will be forced to "find" a replacement field service for... — read more 

I wish everybody would read this, especially those who consider themselves safe because of their "unique" skills (Jim part of the article.) How Baby Boomers Can Overcome Layoffs, In Light Of The IBM Age Discrimination Lawsuit... — read more 

https://www.propublica.org/article/amid-accusations-of-age-bias-ibm-winds-down-a-push-for-millennial-workers

I was told 100 people were RA'ed in GTS yesterday. I can confirm this was true. Sad times at IBM.

This is too important to miss, for all those who signed the arbitration clause when accepting severance. "Lawyer in IBM lawsuit: Legal recourse available to those who took severance"... — read more 

The people still harp get it’s a great place to work are clearly showing signs of Stockholm Syndrome. I left after 22 years on my own accord and the sense of release on the day I told my manager was enormous. It’s a perfect storm of poor executive... — read more 

Class-action suit filed. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-17/ibm-is-being-sued-for-age-discrimination-after-firing-thousands

Just that we stopped receiving heat from the public on Watson a publicity disaster like this happens and if the media and the NGOs blow this out of proportion (and they will certainly try to), I think it will deliver another massive blow to IBM’s... — read more 

Reading on the hour cutting for contractors that begins next week, I see only that the GTS guys are writing posts and saying that they have been already told about this. Are any of the other contractors affected by this reduction?

Please note that IBM combined GTS and GBS in 1st q thus making 15k heads redundant (you would think that redundancy should have been worked off by now). ALSO note IBM laid off in 1st q across the board to head off a slow down in system z lifecycle... — read more 

The days of IBM being all things to everyone have been abandoned. Cloud go to market marketing strategy will allow IBM to reduce head count 50-60%. It will also allow approx 60% of the remaining heads to be offshore. You can do the math, as to where... — read more 

I was involved at patenting at IBM. IBM is very good at picking a focus area and then filing patents on every niche possible. Patent numbers are more important than quality ideas, and the VAST majority of their patents will never be used in any IBM... — read more 

Here is the situation, a golden IBM classic: we just got an update that they (VPs) have requested all contractors on our account to cut their hours starting next week. This is to last three weeks. As we have a major deployment in a week, this will... — read more 

https://www.reddit.com/r/newIBM/comments/9fah33/gts_mandatory_work_reductions_for_contractors/