Just saying, it kind of puts things into perspective.

https://qz.com/924167/ibm-remote-work-pioneer-is-calling-thousands-of-employees-back-to-the-office/

Full thread on Oracle's board here: @Mo2exBG

http://wraltechwire.com/ibm-s-pledge-to-hire-vets-triggers-mix-of-reactions-anger/16594897/ Research Triangle Park, N.C. — IBM's announced pledge Friday to hire 2,000 veterans and its public push about open jobs within the tech giant triggered a wave... — read more 

Geeee I wonder how Ginni plans to get the share price to increase significantly by the time she turns 60 in July, which is the traditional age at which IBM CEO's have retired? We can only wonder. . ... — read more 

~15min. segment. It's all worth watching, but particularly from ~9:55 - 11:07. Just unbelievably sickening. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-u-s-jobs-vulnerable-to-workers-with-h-1b-visas/

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6245973754451677184/ Attention Hiring Managers. You are about to get very lucky. A tidal wave of extremely talented marketing professionals is about to hit the market. After 15 years—and a track... — read more 

Sure, Ginni sits next to Trump today and promises to hire 2,000 veterans. Of course, she lies as much as he does so if they even hire any, they'll be at starter salaries, to take the place of the thousands she has laid off over these past years. They... — read more 

Here is coverage from Boulder Daily Camera Portal... Link below: By Shay Castle, Staff Writer - Employees allege age discrimination in workforce reduction, Workers report layoffs at IBM in Boulder, nationally Source:... — read more 

This should make Ginni happy: plenty of fresh RA fodder! https://www.ft.com/content/8595e7a2-076f-11e7-97d1-5e720a26771b

https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/03/10/5-signs-international-business-machines-corp-needs.aspx

Wow, just heard a rumor from several of my long time friends at IBM that they are looking to sell off the Power business and AMD is in talks. With the recent senior management shuffle, theres been lots of talks on how they plan to hide the massive... — read more 

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2017/03/09/pennsylvania-wolf-fraud-ibm-60-million-budget.html Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday his administration is suing IBM for fraud, claiming the Armonk, N.Y.-based tech corporation received a $170... — read more 

This is by Sara Blackwell:

This is on German Marketing layoffs, the post was shared on WIBM and S8 so far, justa dding it here so folks can see what's going on: In Germany the marketing organization has been reduced about 30% in Feb. The change has been communicated via a conf... — read more 

Completed the GDP discussion, the manager is an &#&$& - nothing communicated during the meeting was going in my favor, but I did get that 'make an extra push in 2017, this is your year, time to excel' - I am sick of this, as I am hearing the same... — read more 

I was let go in 2014, I am hearing about smaller RAs happening right now. Whatever happens most of you will be just fine, you've got skills and it does not get much worse than what you have right now.

Aside from the large outsourcing companies, IBM (IBM) was seventh with close to 1,500 H-1B hirings. https://www.thestreet.com/story/13971370/1/how-reliant-are-tech-behemoths-amazon-and-apple-on-h-1b-visas.htm The Trump administration's policies on... — read more 

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-administration-suspends-expedited-h-1b-visa-approvals-foreign-workers-n729101 Sounds like a impetus in the right direction.

IBM Australia has just handed redundancy notice to all Bid Managers. So as of 1 June All Bid Managers will no longer exist. No exceptions. This was done under the ‘Accelerate Transformation’ Program and I am almost certain that this will be a global... — read more 

https://which-50.com/ibm-australia-wields-axe/ IBM has embarked on a major redundancy campaign, and is this week cutting staff all over the world. IBM’s Australian staff affected by the change have started receiving their notices. Some staff at Big... — read more 

IBM cares not about loosing skills! This collocation program has everyone, even managers, sweating in their boots. No one is out of harms way. If you are single or able to move a young family it may be an adventure. But for those who have been loyal... — read more 

Bet the guy or group that patented this won't be getting RA'd. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/02/stupid-patent-month-ibm-patents-out-office-email

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/02/27/trump-h1b-immigration-silicon-valley-outsourcing-india/#695cc7507ff1 Cognizant, IBM, Accenture, Deloitte and Amazon, all top 10 users of the H1-B

http://www.johndavidhead.com/jhead/johnhead.nsf/dx/ibm-connect-2017-highlights-the-negative-and-emotional-impact-of-ibms-co-location-policy The effects of IBM's new co-location policy have hit close to home this week at IBM Connect 2017. I have had... — read more 

"If you dig just a little deeper, however, you’ll see it for what it is: proof that IBM continues to set the standard for overpaying its CEO for mediocre performance. As we observed last year and the year before, Rometty’s tenure has been one marked... — read more 

I am thinking this can help with this site showing up in results as people look for things on the internet (as opposed the official site popping up or all that sugarcoated Glassdoor stuff that HR maintains)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-experience-can-hurt-tech-workers-in-silicon-valley-150250224.html "To wit, data compiled from salary firm PayScale, which compared data in 2016 from 18 different tech employers, revealed the median age of workers at... — read more 

http://247wallst.com/technology-3/2017/02/23/why-merrill-lynch-is-growing-incredibly-bullish-on-ibm/ "The firm gave this as its investment rationale: 'We view IBM as a defensive investment given its high exposure to recurring sales, cost cutting... — read more 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/22/ibm_staff_redundo_again/ Exclusive IBM is about to fling another bunch of Technical Services Support staffers down the redundancy chute, internal documents leaked to The Register reveal. In a letter to... — read more 

http://www.siliconbeat.com/2017/01/23/ibm-promises-trump-friendly-u-s-jobs-but-is-firing-american-workers-report/ As companies fall all over themselves to hype creation of U.S. jobs, IBM is catching flak for promising thousands of new ones while... — read more 

http://wraltechwire.com/ibm-employee-turmoil-grows-even-as-ceo-promises-25-000-jobs/16470366/ Research Triangle Park, N.C. — Turmoil within the ranks of IBM's existing work force continues as reports of "resource actions" (i.e. layoffs) continue to... — read more 

Bungled another one! Big Bleu got paid though, so that's all that matters. . . http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2017/02/19/md-anderson-benches-ibm-watson-in-setback-for-artificial-intelligence-in-medicine/#428917253776

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3170899/it-industry/6-senators-say-us-firms-are-hiding-their-offshoring.html Many U.S. tech companies don't report U.S. headcounts, but those that do may fit the model described by Beatty and Liao in their... — read more 

http://www.cmswire.com/digital-workplace/ibm-reportedly-ends-remote-working-as-layoff-rumors-grow/

Wouldn't be surprised one bit if all the newly renovated & upgraded spaces on the various campuses were outfitted with these, Ginni & her coven certainly can't enough data points to leverage for the next RA list. And definitely will be taking better... — read more 

Has anyone heard if contractors will be affected by the move to a co-location or leave policy?

What a great post about the hypocrisy of IBM's recent letter to its employees and its s---ing up to our new president (not to mention its past s---ing up to Adolf Hitler, all in the name of profit and greed)... — read more 

Source: Watching IBM - For those being “co-located” there are some things you should know. Executive management has been compiling a list of FAQ but has instructed mid-manager it is not to be shared. As unexpected situations arise, the answers to the... — read more 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/13/ibm_changes_mind_about_teleworking/ Remote working might be a dirty word among senior IBMers these days but it wasn't always so: teleworking, Big Blue once claimed, would help heal a global economy suffering... — read more