So perfect. https://dilbert.com/strip/2022-09-24

If i complete the requirements of PIP successfully. i.e the metrics to achieve the PIP what happens in the final meeting . Do they make up any silly reason to still let me go since there is no HR to review the progress. Will they close the PIP and... —  read more 

The picture in the article is facing east, looking down Watson Boulevard, with Bldg. 46 in the background, just beyond the new/proposed iM3NY building: https://nypost.com/2022/09/21/ny-factory-to-challenge-china-in-global-lithium-battery-race/ —  read more 

This is for those that have real experience or first hand knowledge of IBM PIP. If your last day of PIP is end of quarter and the meeting is held on that day , would they send you a letter that same evening on last day of PIP terminating you if you... —  read more 

No money for anything in Q3 and likely to be the case for Q4 too. And no money for raises. But plenty of money for yet more... —  read more 

When is IBMd hiring freeze ending

Hello - Anybody know how do you find out the HR partner in IBM is for your upline/ group THE AskHR Bot is useless they keep directing me to my manager and my manager keeps telling me he dosent know will ask and never comes back to answer anything... —  read more 

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Does IBM mark you ineligible for rehire if you get fired for PIP ? Anyone use FMLA to delay the layoff (you wont get paid but you can atleast prevent a big gap in employment) - Anyone successfully done that ?

RT borrowed a phrase "if your behavior and that of your managers is conventional, then you will get conventional results." I must add that at IBM, conventional managers and executives from the traditional IBM world will not only deliver conventional... —  read more 

Does PIP always come up in background check with external companies after you have been selected for the position. Does IBM really reveal that data to external companies

If anyone worked on the IBM crypto anchor verifier project, please comment. I am compiling a massive list of fake technologies IBM has asked me and others to work on. The crypto anchor verifier doesn’t work. At all. Not even a little bit. My team... —  read more 

Any guesses?

Based out of US - Anybody on here who went through an IBM fabricated unattainable PIP just because you were put on a list which the manager himself cannot understand or provide any guidance on how to complete because of orders to reduce cost from... —  read more 

Poor results, he's kind of quiet, 360 complaints, etc. Is he on a PIP yet?

"However, it does not signal a downsizing of the workforce, said Dexter Henderson, vice president of power systems at IBM and the senior executive in Austin." From ~800K sq. ft. down to 375K sq. ft. certainly signals a reduction in... —  read more 

If you were pip this week, please let us know your age, division and country. Guys, remember. If you were put wrongfully on a pip with unreachable goal you can file for a lawsuit. It is very important you say your age, so attorneys see there is a... —  read more 

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-13/ibm-says-it-will-report-5-9-billion-charge-in-pension-agreement By: Brody Ford and Max Reyes September 13, 2022 at 4:12 PM CDT International Business Machines Corp. said it would report a $5.9... —  read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/0120452e-569a-38a7-9ff1-54d21c9279ba/ibm-transfers-%2416-billion-in.html?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo

Are there any IBM employees here who face discrimination or work place abuse due to the IBM hiring of H-1B contractors? We want to hear from you (855) 477-4900 join our class action lawsuit against IBM due to ageism and discrimination due to unfair... —  read more 

Isn't quiet quitting just a waste of time? I think that those who decide to do so might fall into the trap and end up becoming unmarketable and stuck in this place.

I consider myself rather self-critical but I truly believe that I was put on PIP totally unfairly. Much worse performers were spared from this. I wonder what this is all about. How many more of you are there who have been unfairly placed on... —  read more 

A few years into it, what do you think about it now?

Another one settled before trial. Big Bleu definitely doesn't want any details emerging, ever. https://wraltechwire.com/2022/09/07/ibm-settles-sales-reps-commissions-suit-for-4-75m/

If you are RA today please let us know country, division and age.

There are a lot of talks in the media all over the place about quiet quitting... Anyone quiet quitting at IBM?

Wanna know who defends IBM in all of the age discrimination lawsuits? A classy act of slimeballs known as Jones Day. Too harsh? Read... —  read more 

Not bad if you can get it https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/IBM/insider-transactions/

Hi there! This is a guy from another great company DXC (check out https://thelayoff.com/dxc). Past two days, we have been inundated with news that IBM and DXC are in talks for a merger. Seems something is really going on as 13million shares of DXC... —  read more 

Hmm. I wonder what would happen if everyone here posted their tough questions to the #join-arvind slack channel for upcoming ask me anything on September 7th. That could be interesting. Hmm.

First thing I'm going to do is speak my mind and stop holding my tongue. Then I'm going to start telling my clients the honest truth. It will be nice for a change and will get me ready for my next move.

I left as part of a package and decided to retire, thanks to a nice pension that was once the norm in America. If someone needs to work, remember to work hard for your team but forget the Camelot mindset of company loyalty going both ways. That has... —  read more 

If you got RA, fire or was put on a pip this week, please provide country, division and let as know if you are over 50 years old.

IBM HR trolls trying to discredit the age discrimination comments. The lawsuits settled by IBM indicates IBM is guilty.

https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/29/ibm_allegedly_hid_watson_health/ "We were told we would be redeployed back into IBM," our source told us, noting that most if not all of the internal job opportunities available required relocation. "They never... —  read more 

IBM discriminates older employees and RA then. At the same time they hire college graduates in masses. They make RA employees train college graduates.

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