https://fortune.com/2025/07/22/gen-x-baby-boomers-retirement-quarter-laid-off-still-unemployed-careers-jobs-financial-pressure/ By: Emma Burleigh July 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM EDT • Nearly 25% of older Gen X and young boomer workers who have been laid... — read more
More MCC Layoffs in Sept
I’m saddened to say I’m leaving IBM after more than 3 decades because all i get to do now is professionally fire people. Its sole function is to add to the unemployment dole. It cuts corners, makes exclusively garbage products no one wants, has a... — read more
"It's not ready"
"India is not ready." https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/advancement-in-ai-will-pose-risks-to-both-india-and-china-but-for-very-different-reasons/vi-AA1Khv4n?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds#details
More Quantum Hype or just another Dead Cat Bounce from Alvind ?
Mediocre demo trying to hype something that Microsoft and Google are way ahead already: Behind IBM’s Boldest AI Bet: The Quantum Test... — read more
Why does IBM rely on them if they have NO CLUE? (and other tech companies for that matter)
Indian IT Sits on $20 Bn Cash as Accenture, Capgemini Keep Buying AI Startups “If we don’t act now, we risk looking back in regret for having missed a generational... — read more
Loyalty is dead says AT&T’s CEO. Why bother doing future ME?
Well he said the quiet part out loud Why should I bother with all this future ME krapola ? I am sure Alvind feels the same way Who knows where I’ll be in 5 years ? They want us to take all this education. For what ? To be possibly RA’d because... — read more
India tech giant TCS layoffs herald AI shakeup of $283 billion outsourcing sector- is IBM next ?
link --->https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/india-tech-giant-tcs-layoffs-herald-ai-shakeup-of-283-billion-outsourcing-sector/ar-AA1K8yxw?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W099&cvid=412c33492377476c9dcd40fd8c438b06&ei=14 IBM and Alvind could be next in the cross... — read more
Red Hat Layoffs Expected in 5 Days (Monday)
https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Red_Hat_Layoffs_Expected_in_5_Days_Monday.shtml
The Devastation of American Families Left in the Wake of IBM's Departure from Broome County, NY
Entire article too long to fully quote so just excerpting the relevant parts. The shameful legacy of Big Blue's abandonment of hard-working American families in favor of off-shoring to 3rd-world s-holes is perfectly encapsulated... — read more
The Real Story Behind IBM’s Layoffs: Skill Shift Or Job Loss?
The Real Story Behind IBM’s Layoffs: Skill Shift Or Job Loss? https://news.abplive.com/business/the-real-story-behind-ibm-s-layoffs-skill-shift-or-job-loss-1792926 IBM's layoff of 8,000 employees signals a shift toward AI and smarter roles. Learn... — read more
From 2023, bur relevant - Arvind on the record
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QeAr5CnUggs
Fascinating the 40 year decline of IBM - Buck Rodgers 34 year IBMer Did It Right
Perhaps you like to know accurately and honestly IBM's history and just how far it has fallen. It truly was the biggest in worldwide sales for a number of years and was without question the best run and most admired company in the world for quite... — read more
AI Is Coming for the Consultants. Inside McKinsey, ‘This Is Existential.’
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mckinsey-consulting-firms-ai-strategy-89fbf1be If AI can analyze information, crunch data and deliver a slick PowerPoint deck within seconds, how does the biggest name in consulting stay relevant? By: Chip Cutter Aug. 2... — read more
Almaden layoffs?
Summary: IBM is relocating its research scientists from the Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California, to its Silicon Valley Lab, raising uncertainty about the future of the historic Almaden site. While IBM has not confirmed whether Almaden... — read more
IBM stock down 16% from 294 to 248 in 30 days - look out below
All those IBM people high fiving in LinkedIn etc. Many of us knew "it would not stick". The emperor has no clothes and all next up CEO Smarmy Rob Thomas has is a closet full of sneakers and hoodies. IBM CEO. Hoodies and sneakers. 57 years of CEO... — read more
DHS Submits H-1B Weighted Selection Rule for Federal Review: Implications for Employers and Foreign Workers
Sounds pretty excellent if you're an American worker, and a real threat if you're AK. Overview article -- https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/news/homeland-security-proposes-changing-or-eliminating-the-h-1b-visa-selection-process/ Article with... — read more
A Conversation on Global AI and Quantum Leadership
~46min. video of AK discussing quantum at the Global Quantum Forum in Chicago last week, July 23-24, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6mfT-sYOUw
CEOs Are Shrinking Their Workforces—and They Couldn’t Be Prouder
The org chart goal is a CEO, one layer of humans (i.e., flunkies) below him/her so that blame can always be shifted to them off of the CEO, and then the rest, robots and AI-driven... — read more
AI won't eviscerate jobs, says IBM CEO: "You're going to need more people"
LOL ! The title should warn you about what is coming....where is Rob the Slob when you need him... — read more
IBM always wants to be first... to end last....
Deja Vu all over again.... First to market, to end so poorly.... Definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over to expect a different result. Information Server launch Blockchain Watson, AI Quantum Computing Lost personal PC... — read more
IBM's Debt Rose by Almost 10 Billion Dollars in the Past 6 Months
https://finbox.com/NYSE:IBM/explorer/total_debt/
IBM's software sales disappoint, eclipsing AI mainframe revival
https://www.reuters.com/business/ibms-software-sales-disappoint-eclipsing-ai-mainframe-revival-2025-07-23/ By: Arsheeya Bajwa July 23, 20255:14 PM CDT | Updated 19 hours ago • IBM shares fall 5% in extended trading after a ~30% rise this year • ... — read more
IBM shares drop as software revenue misses
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/23/ibm-q2-earnings-report-2025.html
IBM Second-Quarter Results Rise on Consulting, Infrastructure Strength
https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/ibm-second-quarter-results-rise-on-consulting-infrastructure-strength-2470711b The tech company’s consulting business saw revenue rise 3% to $5.31 billion By: Katherine Hamilton Updated July 23, 2025 4:39 pm... — read more
VP JD VANCE WARNING H1B VISAS
He talked about Microsoft, but it's all big tech anyway. Folks, please read below!!!!!! https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-issues-warning-h1-b-visa-immigration-2103296 Vice President JD Vance launched a withering critique of Microsoft on Wednesday... — read more
"Wall Street TV Experts" and IBM
These TV shows (no exceptions thus far) have IBM in the group of "Big tech companies investing in AI", "AI companies to watch", "AI is so big", "it's coming, it's coming", "energy, we need tons of it", yada, yada, yada... Oh, and they attempt talk... — read more
IBM Is America’s Worst Tech Company
Link : https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/ibm-is-america-s-worst-tech-company/ar-AA1Jdn4m?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3fca9a2782aa40189f124615e53b4783&ei=12 The best line in the article is the last line : IBM CEO Arvind Krishna continues to discuss his... — read more
So what now?
More cuts and even fewer people to tinker with outdated tech?
Holy Cow. IBM down 10% 29 points day after Q2 2025 results to $254
You can fool some of the people some of the time...Arvind passing the baton to Rob Thomas is like trying the 29th different chair polish on the Titanic. IT IS GOING DOWN!!!
IBM's pitiful DB2-UDB-Db2 database 5% share and how it made Oracle a $50B company
IBM's long slow decline from the most admired company with the most revenues in the Fortune 500 for a few years in the 60s and 70s is well documented and everyone has opinions. I was there for most of the systemic decline from the early 80s to... — read more
Don’t stay here unless you’re nearing the end of your career
I’ve been at IBM a long time. I still remember when the work was exciting. But we’ve been coasting for years now. It’s all about keeping old systems running while jobs quietly move overseas. If you want to grow, learn, or do anything engaging, this... — read more
IBM Q2 2025 results today 7-23-25
Wall Street "whisper number" seems to indicate good results with stock up 2% mid day at $287. I do not get it other than as IBM top line revenue does not grow, IBM squeezes blood from rocks and cuts costs to give the appearance of earnings growth. ... — read more
RA while on medical leave from work
Anyone here have experience getting RAed while on medical leave (ofcourse according to ibm its not related to medical leave but Reduction in workforce to balance needs of business) Are they likely to reverse RA if business conditions improve once... — read more
Office attendance
Since we have been told to report to the office 3 days a week again this year, like last year until they stopped everything after admitting they could not collect badge in data, managers should now get reports. The real question is it a lie or not... — read more
How is working IBM Consulting nowadays?
I worked in GBS long time ago and I wanted to see how is working IBM Consulting nowadays? When I left (yes, RIF) I was so bitter I wanted to erase the episode completely. But my last project with IBM was pretty solid and I had a senior manager... — read more
Forget RAs
It’s going to be all about PIPs and redeployment going forward. I’d bet my paycheck on it. Way cheaper to get rid of people that way.
Welp, I'm done
After years of solid reviews and no movement, I’ve finally accepted that IBM has nothing left to offer me. A laughable raise again, no career path, just more responsibilities with fewer resources. I’ve scaled back to what’s required and started... — read more
Stress
I am 41 M and have no idea how people work into their 70s. Stress is making me lose sleep and I am drinking so much. The new manager and I don’t get along because she found out that I had applied for the position. The market is tough outside and no... — read more
IRS 5500 401 k employee numbers for 2024 came out today
The IRS just loaded the 401k for USA employees for 2024 today 2023 active employee participation = 164,744 2024 active employee participation = 156,865 Delta = 7,879 More data will be loaded over the next few days to confirm the USA 2024... — read more