IBM can not RA if you are in short term disability. Go to your family doctor and tell them to write you a note . I know a couple of people who did that.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-acquires-7summits-to-drive-digital-transformations-for-salesforce-clients-301205531.html

Lots of managers are calling their direct reports about changes in organization changes. Good luck.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9134093/IBM-manager-victimised-four-female-bosses-wins-20-000-plus-payout.html The pertinent part of this sorry tale is: "Over the following month Ms Davidsen again raised concerns, describing a 'climate... — read more 

It sounds like GTS folks are pretty safe.. immune from this round of reorg and RA? Can people still join GTS now?

What is the future of TSS? Are we safe?

https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/02/15/where-will-ibm-be-in-5-years.aspx Comments?

Expected notify date in a week or so. How many people are still trying to find landing spots? Adding RA folks. It will be a bloody fight.

I'm hearing that many of those who don't have a seat on the 2021 bus are just plain WOJ (without job) but no process of severance or parting gifts has been discussed. Any thoughts on this?

Heard from a buddy there was an RA - the entire CPAT team is gone. Just a few were moved to other positions and the rest - nearly 200 folks - have to look for jobs in other teams IF they can find them. Not sure how successful they'll be in that... — read more 

Checkpoint is due January 8, right on time to start drafting the RA list that will be announced shortly after the 1Q earnings call. Brace for impact, it is going to be ugly...

What are your thoughts about this?

entire teams still have not heard a word about where they fit in the new model. All sellers are freaking out.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-appoints-martin-schroeter-as-ceo-of-newco-independent-managed-infrastructure-services-business-to-spin-out-from-ibm-301202500.html

What will happen to GTS?

https://www.ledgerinsights.com/senior-r3-exec-ryan-rugg-joins-ibm-blockchain-team/

As I said in my last two Letters, and now, unfortunately, you can see what I have said is correct (and more announcements to come), with Project Orange, IBM fully intends to do the following: 1) Move close to 200,000 employees as I explained last... — read more 

So it seems like Client Reps and overlays in the sales organization were told today their teams were getting disbanded. They were told to find other jobs within IBM. Unsure if you can consider this an RA or not but it is surely going to affect at... — read more 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/ibm-simplifies-structure-of-sales-team-11609897139

half the sales people I know have heard how the restructuring will affect them and Im left in the dark. Scary times.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3648831-ibm-taps-ex-goldman-exec-cohn-vice-chairman

Remember when there was that huge expose some years ago about age discrimination at IBM that resulted in firings of the leadership team that orchestrated it, a rewriting of all relevant policies, and return to work of people who have been affected by... — read more 

With segment 1 and 2, what happens to the software FLMs? Believe we have more FLMs than available spots for segment 1 and 2.. anyone know if they are being RAed?

"Channel leak" may refer to margins But the true leak is the loss of Relationship Selling and Direct Partnership. When a deal is non strategic and strictly cost effect, clients will buy from the BPs and in best case from Marketplace. This is called a... — read more 

For those who say IBM needs fresh blood… Guess what, they're already here. How’s that working out? These are Krishna’s "Not IBM Lifers" reports: Howard Boville BoA Jim Whitehurst RedHat Mark Foster Accenture John Granger PWC Bob Lord... — read more 

When I do a search for the term "Garage Model Methodology" I either get etsy garage models, or IBM sites. It seems IBM is creating a new term to sell to their clients, but I'm probably wrong.

Enough with the Ra Ra sis Boom bah cheerleader bs. Just tell me when I get RAed/layedoff.

Sounds like All the client executives are gone.. except for those covering 500 segment 1 clients..

I missed AKs Town Hall meeting. Anyone have a good summary of what he said, or "didn't" say?

In 2021, our company is taking even bolder steps against the three sales priorities to position IBM as the partner of choice for our clients in their journey to open hybrid cloud and AI - across all business units, industries, Geographies and... — read more 

Behind all the all hands calls, announcements, WW leadership changes, what really changed?!!! can’t tell.. we know RA is coming.

When can we expect the annual Q1 culling?

AK you better move faster https://seekingalpha.com/article/4397172-quit-wasting-your-time-ibm

Not only does IBM use AI (Watson) for amazing things, IBM pioneered many of the “future of work” practices we all dream about. • IBM pioneered agile performance management over a decade ago and crowd-sourced the ongoing design, • IBM uses... — read more 

Escalating costs on hybrid cloud platform amid intensifying competition in the cloud vertical from the dominant players like AWS, Azure and Google Cloud pose a major headwind. Also, increasing debt levels amid extensive restructuring... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3648144-ibm-credit-enters-3b-receivables-purchase-agreement-banco-santander

So they ra people of perth Australia. And advertise the same roles but in India 😤

I decided to get out of here as soon as possible and am already seriously looking at some other options because this company is not exactly the way I imagined it when I applied for a job in the first place. Here I came across divided opinions about... — read more