Ok, depending on where you are, the notice period is different. But regardless, what do you guys do after you know you will be laid off? Do you continue to work hard and bring up your innovative ideas or do you lay back and take care of your things and paper work before your last day? Do you still contribute as much or IBM does not expect you to go 100% since they see you as a dead man walking?
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8 weeks is more than I was given, but for the 30 days I had between the announcement of the RA and me leaving list past week, my very cool boss told me that my "job" during those 30 days was to look for another job. Which is exactly what I did with my time. My former boss is a very cool cat.
@lcw+15De77mu, where did you sc-ape your approved hours? We were told to work with our manager since he tracks our vacation and personal choice holidays.
Having been given the boot despite 2 decades of giving IBM my blood sweat and tears, despite being chronically underpaid, and despite working in an overband role for as long as I can remember, they've got another thing coming if they think I'm going to lift a finger for them for the next 3 months. Loyalty means nothing, apparently, so hey, that cuts both ways.
IBM does not care about your innovative ideas at this point. Look out for yourself and start your new job search
Hi, It is different for different people. I have had friends who have done all of the above. Some continue to work hard as that was in their nature. One just decided to focus on himself and take advantage of everything IBM was offering, coaching, personally planning etc and he walked out of IBM into another job (this was 10 years ago), one walked out and never came back until they had to sign the papers.
Me personally I would do what I have seen most of my friends do. Help your friends so they have enough information to get by (we can not transfer all knowledge). A lot of comments here say the work is going overseas, but a lot of it gets dumped on those that are left. You just do the best you can to help your friends, but also make sure you look out for yourself. It becomes a combo of helping friends and taking advantage of the services offered from IBM (but make sure the services take a higher priority)
I do not believe IBM expects 100% but if they can get it they will take it.
Do what every will keep you sane, emotionally healthy and allows you to life with yourself.
I’ve been given notices at another company. At they point your manager won’t expect you to do any work except critical stuff only you can do. Your job will be understood by everyone as to look for a new job.
Take your personal choice holidays and be sure to use your approved paid sick time listed in the workday portal (48 hours/year plus up to 48 hours rolled from the previous year).
You won’t be compensated for any unused sick time. I captured a screen sc-ape showing all 96 hours were approved, then sent that to my personal email so I had a copy to defend my self, if necessary.
Also, if you do help anyone, or transfer skills, blind copy your personal email so they can’t claim you didn’t honor the terms in the separation agreement.
You will be paid for unused earned vacation. Be sure you don’t list any vacation days in the workday portal or you won’t be paid for them.
Lastly, I refused to meet with my manager, even though she constantly asked me to call her, to ensure she wouldn’t have an opportunity to ask me to do her any favors, or to help out someone on the team (helping a colleague equates to helping IBM, so they like to play the friendship card).
The only time I did speak to my manager was for the exit interview, and I didn’t accept the time slot she scheduled. Rather , I countered with a time that I preferred. If she didn’t like it, what was she gong to do about it...fire me?
My last day was 6/22 and I feel soooo liberated! There really is a better life outside of big blew.
It's best to work right through the zombie period. You never know: your next employer can be in your office in the form of a co-worker moving to another company in the future. If they see you working hard to the end then they will think highly of you when you apply.
I was expected to stop all work that wasn’t a scheduled, approved change record dead in its tracks and begin KT immediately. My boss told me to begin working for myself as soon as possible to square away my resume and professional contacts. You may be in great luck, because plenty of jobs are coming off the Covid hiring freeze and are hitting the market. Recruiters are looking for IBMers purposefully. I hope you land softly! :: hugs ::
Pretty dumb question which I hope you meant as rhetorical! You look after number 1 and devote all your energies into finding your new role. Do as little as possible for IBM as your role is allegedly "redundant". Any ridiculous notions of duty to IBM and your existing peers are foolish.