Thread regarding IBM layoffs

Sales Still in the Dark

entire teams still have not heard a word about where they fit in the new model. All sellers are freaking out.

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Seriously? They are shifting a focus to Business Partners and only going to care about the top 500 clients directly. You don't need many sales people for that. It's pretty freakin clear... sales is going to get mutilated, along with marketing. Read the writing on the wall people.

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Post ID: @2aft+18NOawHN

"Once they fix the computer glitch that neglected to inform you of your layoff, you will simply stop receiving paychecks."

You mean Watson AI is handling this :)

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Post ID: @1xzw+18NOawHN
... entire teams who still have not been given any insight whatsoever ...

Once they fix the computer glitch that neglected to inform you of your layoff, you will simply stop receiving paychecks. And they will take away your staplers too.

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Post ID: @1boj+18NOawHN

Yes, there ARE entire teams who still have not been given any insight whatsoever into what they're going to be doing in 2021.

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Post ID: @1jzy+18NOawHN

yah'd thuk successful companies need good sales.

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Post ID: @1smj+18NOawHN

Let me break it down for you. Your all excess baggage. Your days are numbered. Get out of that lousy company and get a job at a company that will actually care for you.

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Post ID: @wgz+18NOawHN

I am telling you that my entire team of brand sellers across the board is in the dark. We had a meeting Monday, and since then we have not heard a peep.

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Post ID: @gtk+18NOawHN

This isn't true. Everyone has either been told what their team will look like for 2021 or have been told that their teams are getting disbanded and to find another position within IBM. I haven't heard of anyone still in the dark.

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Post ID: @hkb+18NOawHN

false, there have been meetings throughout the last few days regarding q1, q2.

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Post ID: @fgh+18NOawHN

Many in the various Expert Labs groups/brands are feeling the same way, as "GBS synergy" is a major play in this GTM model. They, too, have been seeing the train...

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Post ID: @jfq+18NOawHN

With all due respect, we have been watching this train come down the tracks for a while now. Every sales rep has had an opportunity to come up with a plan - either get out early, or wait for the train wreck to happen and see if/how you survive. Those that bailed early get to watch. Those that elected to stay await their fate - either a job in an unstable company, or a payout to ease them back into reality.

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Post ID: @gjk+18NOawHN

People just want to know if they have a job! Let alone assignments! It's been days since the announcement and complete and utter silence since then

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Post ID: @abf+18NOawHN

Nothing new! I'd come back in the new year and often not know my assigned quota and which accounts I was covering until February!

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