The Blue Washing destruction has begun. . . https://www.itwire.com/open-source/red-hat-k–ls-off-centos,-users-frustrated-and-angry.html

I guess AK will just have to be happy being a contender. https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/08/forrester_wave_hybrid_cloud_management/

Would it be safe to pursue an opening (senior position) for GTS in the US at this point with so many layoffs and IBM splitting?

The old guard is alive and well, the lone wolf whose job is to maintain their own employment rules. Doing whatever it takes to keep their director role or above. A tough club to break into for sure. They are asked to hire 100 people with a mandate to... — read more 

Been with IBM for a long time we all know there will be a big reorg announcement in Jan. What’s your guess? is RA done in the US?

Dominic Daninger, vice president of engineering at Burnsville, Minn.-based Nor-Tech, an Nvidia high-performance computing system builder partner, said the hiring of Fields reflects the importance of the data center market to Nvidia, which... — read more 

Looking at the other major cloud providers, it seems that necessity to support their own retail needs is the biggest reason companies like Amazon, and Alibaba are so far ahead of a company like IBM. Instead of IBM continuing to acquire tech... — read more 

https://www.c—roachlabs.com/blog/why-i-left-ibm/

I don't get it. Anyone have a legitimate reason for doing this? Maybe I'm missing something.

If one player is doing it, they're all doing it and just haven't gotten yet. ( Link to the full complaint – https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/DOJ%20Facebook%20visa%20lawsuit.pdf ) By: Deepa Seetharaman, Sadie Gurman and Michelle... — read more 

The voluntary offer is at management discretion which is the worst part. So you may opt for it but if management thinks you are key for them then they won’t give you the 6 month offer. So if you want to leave then you will just have to resign with... — read more 

https://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/ibm-plans-massive-european-layoffs-ahead-of-newco-spin-off-report

Insert whatever holiday you prefer: All I want for _______ is to be Offered a Voluntary Layoff by IBM.

https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/01/ibm_global_tech_services_uk_layoffs/

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/protein-folding-ai-deepmind-google-cancer-covid-b1764008.html

Ultimately, the restructuring of the French group should lead to a 50% reduction in staff! More carnage. https://shrewsbury.net/ibm-will-lay-off-a-quarter-of-its-french-workforce/

How will the recent ‘corporate split’ unlock additional growth in India, a key geography for IBM both as a market and as an employee base? . . . We have been present in India for several decades and this partnership will only grow... — read more 

Mr. Vignone most recently served as Vice President and Head of Business Development for IBM Global Markets. They're heading for the exits. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/prosper-vignone-joins-siris-investment-120000267.html

Microsoft's Creepy New 'Productivity Score' Gamifies Workplace Surveillance ... are criticizing the company for essentially gamifying workplace... — read more 

I certainly would !! Those folks in the UK are getting a sweet deal. I don't want to hear any cry babies. Give me that and I am gone.

Significant cuts in DBG - client execs serving global markets and commercial accounts. At least 50-60 people affected. Some people in New Zealand too heard of sellers in GTS what is remaining of them got a package

As per subject, 6 months salary, 12 weeks worked notice period and submissions in by 16th Dec.

Bloomberg reports that the layoffs are meant to help cut costs in the services unit that the company is expected to spin... — read more 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-25/ibm-planning-about-10-000-job-cuts-in-europe-ahead-of-unit-sale

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3875957,00.html

"There are layoffs going on now - client execs, digital sales, and hearing tech sales next, as IBM expect the sellers to pickup doing demos and the technical... — read more 

Bloomberg TV reported that 10,000 heads to go in europe about 20% of work force ... said people close to matter is there source.

"There are layoffs going on now - client execs, digital sales, and hearing tech sales next, as IBM expect the sellers to pickup doing demos and the technical parts with the customers, on the FULL portfolio!! – the inmates have taken over the... — read more 

Instead of curing cancer, here's the moonshot they should've promoted for Watson: https://www.ibm.com/employment/ciceurope/nl-en/pages/showcase

https://www.facebook.com/alliancemember/posts/1867768776694431

Thinking about moving to newco. Pros and cons - go guys!

Would any of you risk quitting your somewhat safe job if you got a really good offer (a decent pay increase included) from a startup? Usually it would be a dream come true for me, but at this very moment it seems like an unnecessary risk I should not... — read more 

guess not.

Is it possible to move from GTS (newco) to IBM nowadays?

Do you predict that there will be IBM Layoffs 2021? Any news or rumors?

Seniority NEVER meant anything to IBM Management except that the Older and Higher Paid were the most likely employees to be Resourced. One other point to think about is when IBM created TSS back in the 1990's and EVERYONE that was moved to TSS had... — read more