a few hundred jobs in India, where IBM has about a third of its global strength of 350,000. So seems the reports are likely accurate that North America was hit... — read more 

It lines up.

I am one of the latest survivors. Am I happy? Am I ashamed? A little happy because I have some medical issues to resolve. I ashamed that others with greater skills than I will now be gone. I will get the medical out of the way. I will better my... — read more 

Hello, So this great company I dedicated my life to decided that I was worth RAing last Thursday... Was wondering if IBM would still pay for certifications (ex.: CompTIA A+) taken outside that would cost money? Or we are not worth it anymore and... — read more 

Now that we know who's gone and who's here to stay - at least for this round - it's obvious once again that nepotism runs rampant at IBM. When people say nobody is safe from layoffs, I always have to laugh at how naive they sound. Maybe you and I... — read more 

Current IBMer here, the RA was originally planned for Q1 longer before the pandemic started. After Arvind was announced and Q1 outlook worsened , I heard from pretty high up that he made the decision to hold off on the announcements at end of Q1... — read more 

https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2018/03/ibm-propublica-gray-hairs-old-heads/ I am surprised how time and again this company gets away with laying off older workers. Please read the article in Full to understand the magnitude of the sham... — read more 

When I was laid off many years ago, my manager gave me the book, 'Who moved my cheese?' Her father gave it to her on her graduation day. He told her, "Read this every night, for 30 days, before you go to sleep." I did, and it changed my life. I... — read more 

What is the consensus on what will happen with the phones and associated phone numbers ?

It starts from the top. Executives made presentations about what the company needed to do to compete and then never followed through. Open Power was one big rats nest of a strategy. The teams developing IBM branded products were always at odds... — read more 

I know folks are very cynical of IBM’s actions and trust me been there done that (class of 2016) BUT the real question is was there a game plan to it vs just reducing costs across the board. In My 2016 experience it was just a cost reduction... — read more 

Post what IBM should stand for. I’m going with “In search of Better Management)

Has anyone asked for demographic info “required” under OWBPA (older workers benefit protection act)? https://blog.careerminds.com/the-older-workers-benefit-protection-act

I was supposed to be RA'd back a few years ago and had 90 days to find a new job. Fortunately, I landed a new assignment in a different group with several days to spare before I would have been officially RA'd. My saving grace is that I had... — read more 

There's a rumor going around that area's that have been hit in the U.S. won't be hit again. For example California, NY, etc. So it seems like IBM won't hit the same states twice. Best of luck friends.

Between 2004 and 2007, three important IT or technology disruptions arrived on the scene. First, in 2006, Amazon began offering a very simple flavor of Infrastructure as a service and began their ascent to cloud dominance. In 2004, a company called... — read more 

Not my problem (RA’d) but I am trying to understand what if any logic was applied. To use a plane analogy- low on fuel and over weight, they cut out the seats and c—pit and tossed it all out. No pilot or controls Left to run things... but hey... — read more 

I got RAed on 02/2018, Band 8 senior software developer, 5 years in IBM (20 years total if you count the time I worked at the company IBM acquired). 54 years old. Sole income for the family, first time unemployment. A couple of months before... — read more 

The RISE and FALL of IBM - MY LETTER OF RESIGNATION: I have championed roles spanning the development labs, consulting services and technical sales. I have worked with clients in Europe, Asia and North America as a systems engineer, project... — read more 

Reports indicate Big Blue could be letting go thousands of staff, globally. https://www.zdnet.com/article/ibm-says-its-giving-employees-the-opportunity-to-compete-for-positions/

I heard another round is coming next quarter...

In the past, I used to rely on Sametime and the unofficial Sametime Cleaner plugin to check on whether people outside of those I routinely interact with had left the company. Does anybody have an alternative way of doing?

I was spared yesterday, but I know that sooner or later it will be my turn.

Our employment laws are very different from the US and the package we received is still quite small by Canadian standards. What prior success has anyone had with renegotiating (which is common in Canada)

Yes, it's all very sad, and I mean that. But until IBMers wake up and become more collectivist, the RAs will continue, unless IBM makes a remarkable come back, which don't count on. IBM is full of individuals each of whom is certain that they are... — read more 

I was laid off, got two options 1) exit on 0/22 and take 90 days or 2) relocate to Missouri. If take option#1, I highly doubt I'll be able to find a good job (that I'll like) in a fortune 500 company very soon so I have to make some temporary setup... — read more 

Can anyone provide a summary of how the RAs impacted Watson Health?

A two part question .. Part I As with others, my last day is June 22. For those of us in the US, Monday is a holiday. Come Tues, what will you do? 1) Show up as usual? Join meetings? Inform your teams and peers? Offer to transition your work... — read more 

Will HR or our first line manager call people to notify them? Is RA over yet

What value is IBM providing without RedHat? Are they going anywhere in Public Cloud? Never heard of IBM when Public Cloud is discussed, only AWS, Azure and Google Cloud to some extent. What is IBM providing in Cloud? Some hybrid cloud? Or simply... — read more 

IBM has not been prolonging the fixed-term contracts in Q2. As per internal procedures, all IBM-ers in Slovakia are given fixed-term contracts with the duration of 2 years which may or may not be prolonged. in Q2 some 150 employees have been... — read more 

so im a college grad and i just got out of the summit program and I got laid off. but Now i have no references or any work experience. Im not sure how to get references or talk about my work experience when it's just been all training. any advice... — read more