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

I was told by three managers at IBM that the field sales layoffs beginning in October of 2016 continuing into March of 2017 were generated by WATSON (the AI) . Those impacted weren't able to Open Door their termination nor were their first or second... — read more 

The rumor where I work was the next round of colocations would be announced around now. Has anybody heard anything?

The rumor is that the pensions will be smaller if compared what Fidelity Investments was projecting for us. I have a couple years to go - this makes me nervous and anxious.

$135.21B as of today Fri 9/29/2017. Keep in mind that $116B was invested in share repurchases since 2007. Assuming a 2% inflation and average 11.5B per year repurchase, the present value of 116B is about 125B. Therefore, current market cap (135B)... — read more 

https://wolfstreet.com/2017/09/28/ibm-bulks-up-in-india-guts-us-jobs-to-please-wall-street/ But IBM’s strategy isn’t working out. In its long and illustriously checkered history as technology pioneer, IBM has more recently become famous for three... — read more 

So how can IBM say they haven't made money and they are laying people off. But I no that tech software sales just got 5-6 percent pay increase something wrong with that ?

4% total headcount cut at lenovo See https://www.thelayoff.com/t/PuCnzwx Or @PuCnzwx

Hope everyone likes curry. . . https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/technology/ibm-india.html

https://medcitynews.com/2017/09/former-ibm-employee-ai-truth-needs-come/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz--qJFuAsJBNn92Rvv92XAqiS11d9XOHUPVw5KSUMWPE9TA7rEdsV_wq-bAbbWQCVRpLlZ_6VEk5V1Tsik2-SpAAszSOBYttl9E3WumfabCFrRjAKgM&_hsmi=56804885

I have been working for IBM in Costa Rica for a year. We make $3USD an hour - this is not enough even for the basics. I know that people in the U.S.A. do not like us as jobs are lost but I can tell you that we do not have it here nicely too - it's... — read more 

"Some of those changes sound in spirit like the sort of reforms that Apple, Google, Microsoft, IBM and others have lobbied Congress to adopt for many years. But Trump’s plan, which he will unveil during a speech in Indianapolis this afternoon, lacks... — read more 

I joined CBD in early July and am aligned to CPT. I am struggling to find a project! I've been doing training, reaching out to managers and partners, and applying for positions. I've probably applied to over 20+ seats and reached out to over 20... — read more 

Ibm has always relied on relationships to sell their products. In the last 18 months ibm has retired out their relationships for cheap labor and a superior delivery of service bet. Retiring out relationships is usually a very poor bet as most... — read more 

Big Blue hosed the hosers! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/21/that_57m_ibm_contract_ended_up_costing_185m_well_blame_canada/

This just came to my team (outside the USA). They ask you to choose between agreeing to come back in or voluntarily resigning. If you agree to leave voluntarily you of course don't get a severance package and where I am you won't qualify for... — read more 

Video of the full panel discussion (about 51 min.) about corporate tax reform from the BRT: http://businessroundtable.org/issue-hub/tax-reform

I received a not so subtle message from my manager that there will be cuts following 3Q (after end of Sept sometime). I don't know any more details. Heard anything else?

From seeking alpha: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4108110-ibm-shareholders-need-employee-enthusiasm-engagement-passion?auth_param=1di6fc:1csa33g:f79a0d1fc52a7a26a717e6e1717a9b33&dr=1&uprof=82&utoken=67dea4223405bc8d9459c3577c96d904a2156365 With a... — read more 

Does anybody know if IBM ever offers voluntary layoffs? At this point in time, I'd jump at the opportunity.

Ginni whining about the taxes code in the US not being competitive. Just like her hero Donald, constantly repeating the lie that corporations pay 35%. Well they don't, the effective rate after all of their loopholes and accounting tricks are... — read more 

Oh please. . . She just happened to be in D.C. for BRT business and knew the optics of this would reflect positively upon Big Blue. Otherwise, there's no way she goes to D.C. for 31 employees. And I'm sure she really cares about these particular 31... — read more 

IBM has been laying off key people for years based on broad division / group budget without any regard to needs. It hurts morale and kills ability to execute. I have heard from some people that they are now using "performance Improvement Plans" (PIP)... — read more 

Who will be Ginni Rometty's Successor. What kind of skills does the new CEO need to have and how long do we have to wait before this actually happens. At this point it looks like she'll rule forever and she does not indicate that there may be any... — read more 

"Despite the occasional high-profile crackdown on working from home (at International Business Machines Corp. earlier this year, for example), this trend seems to be accelerating. And the lines on the above chart reflect only people who worked from... — read more 

Michael Preiss was happy to escape the corporate grind after being laid off by International Business Machines Corp. in 2001. He became a contractor, earning more than $100,000 a year from steady assignments helping companies figure out how to do... — read more 

"But an IBM-built enterprise backup system for the bank has seen non-scandalous implementation delays. The decision to take DSA in-house is therefore an interesting notable moment in the long relationship between the two. If it turns out the be the... — read more 

Seems a mass exodus from Watson the unit is underway. https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2017/09/06/united-technologies-hires-ibm-vet-steve-abrams-to-lead-data-science-efforts/ He joins UTC after more than 20 years at Big Blue, where he worked on Watson By:... — read more 

Anyone else not get a paystub in their email as we usually do the day before payday? Wondering if it's just me or an ominous hint that I'm about to be cut. Such is the f'ing stress that we live under every day working for IBM, a company that I'm sure... — read more 

In a statement, IBM expressed disappointment at the outcome, saying it had the most innovative technology platform to serve the Defense Department. It seems that the DoD disagreed with this assessment... — read more 

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dr-andrew-norden-former-ibm-watson-health-deputy-chief-health-officer-joins-cota-as-chief-medical-officer-300518143.html

Would someone be able to help here – I am a recent CbD grad and I was put on a PIP list. My manager told me I would be let go within a month if I am still unable to find myself a project. I was trying to locate severance info on w3 – could not locate... — read more 

IBM has maintained its profitability for 17 years by replacing its highly productive, highly motivated and therefore highly paid individuals with lower-wage, less-productive, less-motivated employees - this has maintained profits but it has not... — read more 

https://www.statnews.com/2017/09/05/watson-ibm-cancer/

Management is the greatest inefficiency in any organisation. Six years ago Gary Hamel wrote a hugely influential piece called First, Let’s Fire All the Managers. It outlined the huge inefficiency tax that management layers over an organisation: As an... — read more 

The latest IBM's bright idea... Some competition to improve work office designs!! How is that going to help the top and the bottom lines?!? I can't believe we actually pay people to come up with stupid ideas like that. This company is really... — read more 

"Experts who have spent years researching the space told CNBC that IBM blundered by prioritizing headlines over peer-reviewed evidence. Still, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the potential for machine learning to help detect... — read more 

The WH team has been kept in the dark and fed p--p since the beginning. This writer NAILED what Watson for Oncology is vs. how it is being presented. It's no wonder that they only have two users in the US, one of which is MSK where it was developed... — read more 

What you have described is what is happening in the US except it usually starts at 10+ years. Companies hold severance over your head forcing you to do a "knowledge transfer" to your younger, cheaper replacement. What Stupid American Companies don't... — read more 

Oh how times change, how the mighty have fallen. IBM used to be the most admired company of them all... Today, I have to hold my breath when I look to see if my pension check was deposited... September 2017, I survived another month, the check was... — read more