I would like to report the squatter to the IBM HR or whoever is responsible here. Does anyone know the procedure or the HR team that I can report this aweful incident to? He is making the restroom fairly unusable by soiling the seats. In all... — read more 

A quick note on CHECKPOINT - I'd rather have the old system doing evals only ONE TIME a year than have to deal with the evaluation hoopla 4 times a year. It's not like anyone who isn't an executive is getting a raise either way which is the only... — read more 

Hey All - a quick question here - cannot find a better space for discussion, so here it goes... I started in Jan and I am adding about 8 percent to my 401k... It's my understanding that matching will start after 1 year. and in December... Since I... — read more 

Any evidence that it will be attacked, given what's happened in the US with the whole 4 weeks max cap?

IBM, the supreme shit stain of a company, has already been gutted to the core - the exec's are about to fly out on their nice big golden parachutes. If you like working for a failing company keep toiling away here... The "we've been around for 100... — read more 

But for every unemployed U.S. worker that is put onto the street over this apparent "cost advantage", that unemployed person ends up being a liability to the rest of us taxpayers, in terms of all the unemployment assistance the rest of us ends up... — read more 

Clean up your life, in every sense Do the basics. Update Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, if you are not on it, get on it Get a project, any project Network your ass off, online/offline Fish where the money is, check out crowdfunding sites, you’ll see... — read more 

Six companies that lost the most buying back their own shares. The companies with the biggest paper losses: IBM: - $9.8 billion Qualcomm: -$7.4 billion American Express: -$4.1 billion Exxon Mobil: -$3.9 billion Hess: -$2.9 billion Chevron: -$2.8... — read more 

Dismal. http://www.zdnet.com/article/ibm-vs-microsoft-and-the-battle-for-the-corporate-cloud-business/

http://www.thestreet.com/story/13449176/5/do-you-own-these-5-toxic-stocks-get-rid-of-them.html Just look at the chart. . .

http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2016/02/08/will-wall-streets-secret-summits-on-long-termism-make-things-worse/ Long article, but hits the nail on head & drives it through the board. . .

Is this rumor for real? They have done it before

You can bet on this - I am a lowly Analyst in GBS but I still have a fair amount on confidence here - based on what I saw in 2014 and 2015 I can fairly confidently state that we are about to go through the most brutal calendar year as it relates to... — read more 

IBM Cognitive Computing Exec Leaves After Months on the Job http://fortune.com/2016/02/10/ibm-cognitive-computing-exec-exits/

The board gave Rometty a bonus even higher than last year's $3.6 million. GR shell be receiving $13.3 million in restricted shares, payable in 2019. She'll also be getting a stock option of 1.5 million shares...

There were multiple rumors that cuts may be happening in early February - any updates as of today?

Some folks in BAO were cut this week, more cuts to come - if you are not chargeable you are on the list - I think this is nothing new for you guys but just wanted to share. South and Mid-West are targeted...

Anybody from IBM knows where I can find W2 download link? Have you received your W2 via mail? Or, are you still waiting?

A friend of mine who works in UK GTS has just told me that there are to be more Resource Actions in his division A request for nominations for an Employee Consultation Committee has been announced.... He's heard that they are planning at least 100... — read more 

I joined a few months ago as an engineer. I am in SWG NA and I want to get out of there as soon as possible. Long story short, I hate my manager. I'd like to do something different - I found a group/team where I want to transfer too, they are cool... — read more 

We are doing better than most of our competitors and most of the groups are money makers here - I am not sure what's going on on the HW and SW side, what R&D is doing or whoever - when it comes to GBS we are still the leading consulting company in... — read more 

I do not have to preach here and disseminate fear - go talk to folks in your group... If you are on the consulting side you will feel the pinch very quickly - this is global and unless you are in pockets of high growth (e.g. IoT) you will feel it... — read more 

Layoff numbers will be high- Mills gone, shift to Cloud, Multi-year Big Idea Govt. Deals. It will be revealed on analyst call by CFO on restructuring costs.

There was no employee engagement in this process. Anything with moves the locus of control out of Armonk and into the hands of the employees will not happen. IBM works a lot like the military, top down. I would bet that they took a handful of picked... — read more 

It went up by $900k to $4.5million now - OK, help me with this one guys - she laid off 30K last year, she trashed numberous units, closed business and she's lost money for 15 Quarters in a row - how in the world would you pull that one off - how do... — read more 

A new hire at IBM US. I saw a page in w3 that is saying the definition of the position codes (something like seven digits). Do you know where I can find my position code?

I lucked out and managed to make it beyond regular retirement age. I have to emphasize that after retiring from IBM a year ago I have basked in the luxury of no stress, actual family time, relaxing outdoor activities, museum visits, realization that... — read more 

Once it is your time to get laid off, we inform you directly. You don’t get it via these posts.

Put it simply. Is your business still a business for IBM. If yes, then you are fine. If not, start upskilling. There are some staff that are let go due to off shoring but REAL RA's only happen if you're not making $$. Let's be honest, if you're not... — read more 

I would almost be willing to shove that up my managers anal cleft rather than cash it! For all the grief this company has caused me, coworkers and family time lost! Lots of promises in the 38 years I have been there. Great times in the past, but past... — read more 

Given the nature of the IBM strategy for RAs (batches of small numbers) nothing would be reported in the suggested method (report only large RAs). Those still fearing for their jobs need to know what is going on so that they can be prepared for the... — read more 

Guys, do we really need to report every single layoff, resource action, outsourcing or downsizing the company is going through. Things will continue to go down, even the C-level lineup is touting this – so, really, are IBM layoffs any news at all... — read more 

2016 Layoffs Predictions - Global Equities Rresearch, Trip Chowdhry --- IBM: Global Employee Count 379,000: Layoffs: ~25% layoffs = ~95,000 workers to be laid off EMC: Global Employee Count: 70,000: Layoffs: ~ 15% to 20% layoffs = ~10,000 and 14,000... — read more 

Seriously, 30 days, nobody does things like this