https://hbr.org/2018/05/why-its-so-hard-to-speak-up-against-a-toxic-culture?fbclid=IwAR218YPLDDoFi0HV4u6imT96lwnXP8t-UEWh4nZqHFogiVgkxawbQNZEHI

SVP of Systems and a bunch of Systems GMs meeting for a town hall in Tucson on 7/22. Nothing confirmed as of yet as far as RAs - but awfully quick meeting after the Red Hat deal officially closed. To be continued... More to come later

As I anxiously await the master plan to emerge post acquisition. I ponder if Red Hat disappears tomorrow, what will happen to the cloud ... Nothing. If IBM disappears tomorrow, what will happen to the cloud ... Nothing. Now then, how does the... —  read more 

Anyone else heard about lack of approval for hiring even in areas key for growth? To me, it is a sign that they are preparing more layoffs, maybe to help make the 2Q earnings results (due July 17 I think), look a little less ugly. —  read more 

KA-CHING!! https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2019/07/10/real-millionnaires-of-red-hat-who-made-what-after.html This time it is not just paper value of their stock holdings — this time, it is for real. Slews of Form 4s – the regulatory... —  read more 

That is one seriously delusional economist. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2019/07/09/economist-ibm-red-hat-might-not-mean-big-number-of-layoffs/ —  read more 

‘We’re not talking about layoffs’ So there's going to be layoffs. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2019/07/09/red-hat-ibm-execs-promise-were-not-talking-about-layoffs/ —  read more 

Just an FYI, here is what EEOC lists for Age Discrimination The following practices constitute age discrimination 1) Requiring workers to retire once they reach a certain age 2) Treating older workers worse than younger workers, by, for example... —  read more 

IBM Watson Health Marketing teams were notified of co-location last week... This will be impacting anyone who does not live in Boston, Chicago and Raleigh. The terms are exactly the same like the previous notifications - folks have 30 days to declare... —  read more 

“We grow by expanding Red Hat that way,” Rometty explained to CNBC’s Jim Cramer in a “Mad Money” interview, alongside Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst. Does anyone else prefer for Ginni to tell us how much the existing IBM resources are going to shrink due... —  read more 

And another thing the inundation of "New Collar" resources facilitates is the further dilution of the already below market average salary base. Another triumph for Ginni and her gaggle of bean counters!... —  read more 

Red Hat will exist as a separate business unit within IBM and will be neutral when it comes to which companies’ cloud-computing services it steers clients, the companies said, addressing concerns that a full-on integration could damage Red Hat’s... —  read more 

Does IBM management understand that its future depend on how it performs in the cloud computing and how it manages its workforce/talent? I see an issue where IBM will need to offer large discounts to customers in a bid to retain market share. To be... —  read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-closes-34-billion-deal-123544178.html Some real chucklers in there: "Underscoring the drive into high-margin businesses, IBM in October agreed to buy Red Hat" 12% is high margin? "Since 2013, IBM’s cloud revenue as... —  read more 

Working at IBM has turned into more of a chore than I ever expected. I used to love my job. Now, there is so much uncertainty, frustration, stress, politics.... I'm not sure which is worse and which is affecting my health more. Sometimes it feels... —  read more 

Since Watson Health never had enough velocity to escape the atmosphere, let alone get anywhere close to the moon, perhaps this is the real moonshot: https://mspoweruser.com/ibm-files-patent-for-a-smartwatch-that-can-unfold-into-a-tablet/ —  read more 

"The product team had no layoffs, there was nothing out of development. It was very limited on the blockchain side," one source who has direct contact with the Blockchain division said. SOURCE:... —  read more 

I certainly couldn’t. With this question I’m mostly addressing the long-timers that remember the “good old days”.

https://start.att.net/comics/title/Dilbert/date/20190707/

The number of foreign-born IT workers in the U.S. is simply astonishing. Is it fair to allow companies a fairly free hand in bringing in resources, when many native-born Americans end up losing their jobs and opportunities to them? I keep hearing the... —  read more 

Talk emerging today of possible layoffs in UK among software support teams that are beyond those that were confirmed for TSS in late June. Anyone able to corroborate?

I got tired of waiting for IBM to lay me off due to my age, so I decided to leave on my own. I am 55 and I managed to find a new job relatively quickly. Pay is slightly lower, but benefits are better and from what I can see, work environment is ten... —  read more 

https://www.wafb.com/2019/07/02/deadline-ibm-fill-jobs-has-now-passed/

Transfer complete! How long before IBM migrates completely away from Lotus? https://www.zdnet.com/article/hcl-now-fully-controls-ibm-software-including-notes-and-domino/ —  read more 

Anyone?

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4273070-ibm-big-blue-big-short

So the "B" in the BRIC wants to squeeze something out of Big Bleu in exchange for approving this deal. This deal may not close in 2H19... —  read more 

Unfortunately for some, the cloud’s rise is taking mind share away from old technology stalwarts. IBM (IBM) and Oracle (ORCL) were most at risk of losing business from the big technology buyers, the J.P. Morgan survey found. Both vendors had negative... —  read more 

The competition for z-series is increasingly in the cloud. Many companies are using cloud for computing roles that would previously have been performed by a mainframe. There is a constant flow of new software innovation to be deployed on cloud... —  read more 

SEPARATE OPERATIONS “Theoretically, they can have very separate operations. However, most people think IBM overpaid for Red Hat as a standalone business,” Verdonik said of the deal – the biggest ever in North Carolina – was announced last October... —  read more 

I am not able to score even 1 in this exercise...:-( Score of 100+ means you are satisfy and should stay with company. Less then 50 means you should look for other job. Please see how much you score.(Add your score at end) Text 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s The... —  read more 

The phenomenon is sped by automation, which usurps routine tasks, leaving employees to handle the nonroutine and unanticipated—and the continued advance of which throws the skills employers value into flux. It would be supremely ironic if the advance... —  read more 

This is the first-ever lawsuit against IBM for its official policy of flouting the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act by concealing evidence of age discrimination... Contact Anna Susman if you need more info, she's handling PR - here is the contact... —  read more 

Thought some of you may find this interesting - https://www.mbiconcepts.com/comparing-net-income-per-employee.html —  read more 

Bumping this from one of the subthreads... Sorry OP... Layoffs is services are related to 2 things. The Redhat acquisition and the profit margin of the services that you provide. Being in GTS or GBS has nothing to do with it. If your job overlaps... —  read more 

What happened? Did all the "air go out" when DiSanzo left? Is there nothing profound to report after several years of saying they were going to cure cancer and revolutionize healthcare?

“Design is a true discipline that can be applied to almost any problem,” making technology simpler and easier to use, Ms. Rometty said in January. IBM cut about 2,000 jobs this month amid moves to reshape its business to focus on high-value segments... —  read more 

Pictures in the article from a time when "respect for the individual" was actually practiced. https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2019/06/20/developers-wanted-ibm-country-club/1509049001/ —  read more 

it was confirmed that recent layoff occurred in GTS? Can someone from GBS confirm same or separate RA's for GBS coming soon?