So if you got the letter on Friday from HR. Then let me tell you your manager will lie about it to you just understand that IBM is making changes and all will become on the list. Deployment software sales is first to go.

Times must really be bad there. I quit IBM a month ago and still waiting on my payment of unused vacation. I call the employee service center but they can't help. They claim it needs to be addressed my management. First and second line management not... — read more 

I'm hearing rumors that IBM has now reduced the RA package to just two weeks notice and 30 days severance for everyone, not just those on a PIP. Has anyone else heard this?

Lengthy but fascinating read. Some pertinent excerpts pertaining to IBM are below the link. https://ruayres.wordpress.com/2017/07/11/secular-stagnation-or-corporate-suicide/ "Later in this paper we show that the more the company spends on buybacks... — read more 

The brilliant and entertaining David Stockman mentions IBM, in particular its 11% effective income tax rate (which saved IBM's 3Q report from being a complete disaster) and its huge hiring in India. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsWuWcgZmEA Trump's... — read more 

https://www.businessreport.com/business/ibm-employment-struggles-baton-rouge State and local economic development officials were quick to defend the state’s renegotiated contract with IBM, which gives the company two additional years to reach the... — read more 

The latest from an IBM executive... what does that mean? oh, I know... we should start terrorizing the execs so may be they leave the company! http://fortune.com/2017/10/17/ibm-vikings-disruption-at-work/

"How did IBM 'beat' again? By once again applying a lower tax rate than a year ago: a paltry 11.0%, down from the already laughable 12.5% in Sept 30, 2016. Had IBM used even last quarter's 12.5% tax rate, it would have missed."... — read more 

I have spoken to a few that got the call last week. Oct 31st is their last day and 30 days severance. No ghost period .. Q3 results are not good and they are trying to avoid paying dividends. Do not be surprised if before the end of the month that... — read more 

Can't say anyone should be surprised. https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/10/16/another-revenue-decline-expected-for-ibm.aspx

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-you-treat-your-employees-determine-fate-company-brigette-hyacinth How true is this??

"Corporations like IBM know how much states want them and their jobs, he said. The corporations are experts at using that leverage to get a good deal." Yeah. . ... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/ibm-using-blockchain-speed-simplify-115208430.html Saw this and glance through it First thing is IBM has to team up with a startup company So much for innovation Some comments are true and funny david In other... — read more 

Talk about being managed out of the business. 14 years almost to the day. Mostly SWG over the years but was moved to storage two years ago. Not a shock at all , it truly was a matter of time. NO WAY to meet objectives. No need to go into all the... — read more 

How about layoffs in Armonk.

Distribution software sales this should be the next The BUE and the first line managers are some of the worst that IBM Have. North America distribution and software and their sales group are a waste of time and money for IBM . What are they do pretty... — read more 

Big layoffs today and technical software salesRumor has it that there’s a big layoff and technical software sales I hope they get rid of all the first-line managers first

Why is it that IBM loses money every quarter because they pay out more than they take in . I asked why you have first-line managers and team members that live on the West Coast but 90% of their accounts are on the East Coast ? Question why not use... — read more 

If IBM Ever Wants To succeed Then they should cut out all the travel expenses think of all the wasted money hotels flights food for what. IBM’s it technical company every employee in IBM travels has expenses if it’s $1000 per employee think of the... — read more 

IBM has taken down its employee "ACCESS IBM" phone list. Customers now must call India to find anyone at the company. The India call center says the system is "down" but will not acknowledge that this was done intentionally, though it has been... — read more 

I hear Blockchain will save IBM now. Seriously, can we come up with a better hype?

Rumor has it that the 3Q 2017 results are a complete disaster... Yeah I know, no surprise there. But the other part of the rumor is that a major shake up at the top is in the cards... Could Rometty finally be leaving us?

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/are-you-a-senior-level-employee-in-an-it-firm-theres-bad-news-for-you/articleshow/61017984.cms

IBM once again getting a sharp stick in the eye. "Meanwhile, Facebook is on track to have yet another killer quarter. Last week a Deutsche Bank analyst, Lloyd Walmsley, told investors: 'Facebook is the new IBM (in a good way). …We think Facebook is... — read more 

http://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-wants-dreamers-protected-by-the-end-of-the-year-2017-10 Shouldn't the CEO of IBM focus on other things when she has presided over 20+ quarters of REV and earnings declines?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/19/ibm_watson_toy_finder/ Billions of dollars in machine learning R People seem to want the Apple Watch, Legos are still cool, and some company called 'Samsung' sells a lot of TVs. Watson Trends news Stunning... — read more 

Am already certified for the "Expert" level in the old world term, the CF, (which no one would probably care nowadays, with Checkpoint being the new thing). Was taken on a project for a B9 position with the assurance that if i get client accolades... — read more 

https://www.businessreport.com/article/tech-workers-ibm-shortfall-reflects-struggling-industry IBM’s failure to fulfill its promise of creating 800 jobs this year is an unsurprising reflection of a local technology sector that struggles to recruit... — read more 

An article from almost exactly one year ago by Sammy P., former CEO of IBM and a filthy rich unabashed globalist who, after reading this article, certainly sounds quite concerned about the decline in globalization and what effect that will have on... — read more 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2017/10/06/ibm-should-cut-down-on-outsourcing-to-india/#489a6d204116 IBM remains an American-based, not an Indian- based company, as a recent New York Times article gave the impression to some readers... — read more 

"In return, the state offered the company nearly $30 million in performance-based tax incentives, tens of millions more in other public funds, and $500,000-per-year 'lease assistance' payments for its downtown offices in Baton Rouge." IBM sure knows... — read more 

I was going through the latest 25 on this site, and noticed that Meijer is offering their laid off employees positions at IBM. So, ummmm, what? Is there a connection between us and Meijer I'v somehow missed? If not, why would be laying off our own... — read more 

It's an "opinion" - the fact is, this is a legacy industry with margins under so much pressure that in many cases it makes no sense to pursue many of the deals we currently get engaged in. It's Econ 101: our industry's extra high margins of the 80s... — read more 

It feels like 20 years though: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/25/ibm_picks_rometty_for_ceo/

Pathetic place to work. The people are what make the company and sorry to say the people working at IBM right now are so pathetic. They have put recent Walgreen's checkout employees as TL's because they don't have any technical skills. Think about... — read more 

Any successful challengers to their PIP terms out there? things like no warning of PIP, no communication of what needed to improve, unmake-able PIP objectives, extremely short PIP time frame (30-40 days), no feedback on current achievement vs others... — read more 

Why did IBM's 31 DACA employees became a sudden priority worthy of a trip to DC for the CEO? Along with a stated goal to not raise H1-B salary minimums, the backing of H.R.392 - Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 is a key issue... — read more 

Sounds like more RA's are certainly coming for non-India based employees. http://thehill.com/opinion/international/353354-indias-ibm-conquest-is-an-ominous-sign-for-american-industry

Never seen one with real responsibilities. Other then finding someone to work on an issue, delegate work from above what do they really do?