Please. "Cringely predicted layoffs" is like saying that someone predicted that it might snow sometime during this winter in New York. IBM has been laying off consistently every year since the 1990s. It's really not a great feat to predict they'll do... — read more 

I worked there for 30 years...... It was a wonderful company to work for......until it wasn't. High ranking executives, during the early 90's were concerned about one, and only one thing......themselves...and to heck with anyone below them... — read more 

If you want to survive here, read below… Learn from the expert that has already gone through what IBM is putting you guys through as it gradually replaces each of you domestic counterparts with cheaper offshore workers. Don't write any code comments... — read more 

IBM Malaysia just laid off over 70 people from the Lenovo ANZ support team last week. They stopped receiving calls on Wednesday and everybody was given 2 months notice on friday.

The separation allowance payment available under the Individual Separation Allowance Plan, regardless of the circumstance under which ISAP is offered, IS ONE MONTH OF PAY... I am sure that they will use all the money saved to buy back shares which... — read more 

On 2016 Layoffs (it's an annual thing now and nobody should be surprised) - if you are not in a group that has something to do with #Cloud initiatives you should be ready to depart. I am not saying everyone will be cut, far from that, I am just... — read more 

I am in GBS (Mid West) and our pipeline does not look good, this is across groups - not sure how to interpret this - are we hitting a temporary rough patch or are we really hitting a recession-like hole that will result with yet another round of... — read more 

OK, keep cutting but FYI - our morale is at an all time low and the window to turn the ship around is rapidly closing... Do you gentlemen (and ladies) know that there is no opportunity for employees to move to another assignment, once they have been... — read more 

I hear rumors, a ton of commotion. I am not sure why they always have to be so secretive - there is a ton of anxiety in my group... Whatever, just get over with it...

Not sure what happened to all people who used to work around here - Most of the campus is dark, many buildings leased out to other companies, wtf... Many of the buildings are showing their age, nobody invests anything (it kind of tells you what kind... — read more 

Based on Conrad, now everyone will be getting 30 days, that's it - no other factor impacts it - if you are laid off you will be getting 30 days, no exceptions, forget tenure and all years that you worked there and forget all nice options and things... — read more 

Just search for it on the net, a ton of posts on the topic - Lee Conrad wrote about it

A 6 year veteran here - it's fairly long #tenure for IBM... No matter how highly you are rated at #IBM or how many years you work for IBM, please do not relax and think for one minute that your job may be secure. A large number of my friends here at... — read more 

Should I be stressed out about layoffs when we have no bonuses and there are no raises - I am not talking literally but some folks do not get anything at all. Why should we be concerned - put me out my misery IBM - I am ready to move on, just let me... — read more 

How about a persistent double digit rate drop in Sales? How about flat earnings? It seems that Stock Buy-Backs never stop and are getting bigger and bigger (they artificially inflate the stock price and those shares are then distributed to executives... — read more 

That adds up to about 30,000 people, and this is only the first half of the year. The performance evaluations to be pushed 2 months earlier than normal. Expect first layoffs this week. Being rated a PBC 4 and put on a PIP kind of seals your destiny... — read more 

PBC system caused friction and low morale especially in a team where all team members are above average.Hence, rating any of them as average is not reasonable

IBM's largest asset (by far) is it's human capital, humans and workers that toil day and night... Yet IBM is running talent out the door as quickly as possible, this seems to be the only thing the executives are doing well right now. There is value... — read more 

Giny puts up bullet charts and that's it. She's like the TV quiz show girl who puts up letters. The truth is, she doesn't know what business IBM is in. She's groping and hoping. IBM needs a CEO with real vision, not just another marketing manager who... — read more 

Here you go: http://www.cringely.com/2016/01/11/wheres-the-beef-ibm/

Stop complaining and let her do her thing: gradually destroying the company - she has as much strategic vision as my Spitz (give me all the food right now, who cares what will happen next)... She keeps collecting bonuses and executive pay, and who... — read more 

This is an unconditional surrender by IBM workers. Nicely played executives!

Who's left? Cut, cut, cut cut.... wonder when Ginny will be gone?

In the 1980s IBM had 200,000 people in the USA... Today, less than 70,000 people work at IBM. Layoffs, attrition, neglect, strategic shifting, all of that took a toll on the US worker. And we did buy PwC and tens of thousands of consultants in the US... — read more 

It's been like this for about 15 years now - it's a sweatshop now

IBM is a huge company and at any point in time one group would be doing layoffs while the other one will be hiring. It’s a constant pull and push, the company is trying to adjust as we move along. Having 100s of thousands of employees, this often... — read more 

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What is the likelihood of IBM layoffs in Armonk in 2016? Please let me know if you have any information.

I saw 90% of the SA's I knew there train their H1B replacements from India and then be let go. it started about 5 years after I joined, and by the time I left there, I knew less than 5 SA's who were born in the US, out of a plant that had 1000's of... — read more 

Contracting sucks but sometimes (especially after layoffs) you have to do what you have to do, so here is my advice. Seek out recommendations from people at IBM that you know well to get an idea of which agencies treat their people well. Setup a... — read more 

How dare you pretend the core values still matter, even in the middle of large IBM layoffs. How dare you pretend everything is OK with IBM when you lay off people. Exciting new structure. Ever think of why some groups are doing well where others... — read more 

Take IBM (IBM). It has combined share buybacks with tax gimmicks, capability-crippling outsourcing, unsustainable work pressures, relentless cost-cutting, automatic culling of staff, fading technical expertise, strengthened bureaucracy, acquisitions... — read more 

We had over 1,200 people here in Dubuque, Iowa. I think we are under 800 now and people are talking about losing even more folks by the end of the quarter of calendar year. Jobs are moving offshore, Columbia is adding headcount and they will continue... — read more 

Have no idea what's going on in the US. Nothing in my immediate surroundings.