●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, February 04, 2026 ●● ● Feb 04 [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] "Dear SUEPO members, [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] Dear Colleagues, [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] Call for Industrial Actions: SUEPO Munich and The Hague notified the President of the industrial action plan to fight the erosion of our salaries. We are expecting a positive answer to the legitimate request of staff for a salary adjustment procedure compliant with the fundamental principles defined by the Tribunal, and maintaining purchasing power. [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] Technical Meeting: Wednesday 28 January, the Office presented its proposal to provide lump-sump compensations for years where the salary adjustment would remain below national inflation HICP. However, salary scales will remain unchanged and still result in long-term compounded loss of purchasing power. Lump-sums are no adequate substitute to decent adjustments. [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] General Assembly: Thursday 29 January, 825 colleagues gathered in the General Assembly of the LSC Munich on the Salary Erosion Procedure. The slides show how the Office intends to decouple our salaries from civil servants parallelism and to fix adjustments at Eurozone (EZ) inflation 0.0% instead of capping at +0.2%. Simulations for 20142025 show that this policy results in a double-digit loss of purchasing power, averaging [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] a -1% decline every year. [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] First Warning Strike: Friday 30 January was the first day of strike. To our information, strike participation was very high and possibility the highest since the start of the presidency of Mr Campinos. Isar and Pschorr buildings were empty. Thank you for your support! [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] GCC meeting: Friday 30 January, staff representatives declared themselves on strike, wore yellow SUEPO jackets and participated in the meeting. The Chair of the CSC recalled the determination to continue with actions against a salary erosion which has no financial justification. [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] Taking Action: The SUEPO Munich Action Plan. We have worked faithfully and efficiently, yet the President continues to erode our salaries and benefits without financial justification (the 2026 Budget foresees an operating surplus of 643 M). It is time to respond! [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] Work-To-Rule: Action continues for all staff. Avoid overtime. Focus on meticulous quality, the thorough application of the EPC. For examiners: The AC delegations are particularly sensitive to the number of patents granted from which they receive a share of the renewal fees. Focus on search, first and intermediate actions. [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] Warning Strike: Monday 23 February is the second warning strike. The day after, the GCC will meet to discuss the future orientations on the salary adjustment procedure [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Feb 04 [05:28] *FANTOM has quit (*.net *.split) [05:28] *rianne has quit (*.net *.split) [05:28] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-320.p91.7dgmmg.IP) has joined #techbytes [05:28] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-j7o.kqt.de6qkt.IP) has joined #techbytes [05:36] *FANTOM has quit (*.net *.split) [05:36] *rianne has quit (*.net *.split) [05:36] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-320.p91.7dgmmg.IP) has joined #techbytes [05:36] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-j7o.kqt.de6qkt.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 04 [07:20] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[08:54] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 04 [09:00] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:05] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:05] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [09:05] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:53] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Feb 04 [10:20] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [10:20] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode-5tt410.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 04 [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgdcc5k7 [15:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgdcc5k7 ) [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] @j4 This board can discuss layoffs and reality at the same time. Arvind Krishna didnt loot IBM he stepped in when the company was stagnating and refocused it on hybrid cloud, AI, and enterprise relevance. Tough decisions arent exploitation; theyre leadership in a competitive global market. You dont have to like capitalism, but pretending IBM survives on vibes and feelings instead of strategy isnt serious di [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] scussion. [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgj7w26n [15:01] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgj7w26n ) [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] IBM is in steady financial hands under Arvind Krishnas leadership. Hes stabilized the company, strengthened cash flow, and refocused IBM on hybrid cloud, AI, and enterprise innovation. You can debate layoffs, but pretending IBM is being pillaged ignores the facts this is a company executing a long-term strategy, not drifting. [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] 50 minutes ago by Anonymous [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+0/-5) | Reply [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dz+1kgj7w26n [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] IBM stock price hovers around $290. It is still over-valuated. In reality, it should not exceed $100. That is the value of what is left of IBM assets. The rest is just paying for garbage. [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] Good but 'not denying' is not the same as an admission [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] which whackdoodle radio host used to play that game? [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] I can't recall his name, but he used the phrase "just say'" or "just askin'" [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] in conjunction with some wild fantasy in which he accused some politican [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] of something unreal and then would fault them for 'not denying' his [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] fantasy accusation. [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] I can't recall his name [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] He had / has a huge whackdoodle following in the US [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Feb 04 [16:13] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:20] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [16:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 04 [17:38] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:38] schestowitz[TR2] Yes, now is a good opportunity to become pickier with the news. As always, [17:38] schestowitz[TR2] consider the ones Links suggestions which can be winnowed. [17:38] schestowitz[TR2] I wrote to IBTimes a while back about something and now get a lot of [17:38] schestowitz[TR2] spam which can be traced back to that. Other sites, like Barents Observer, [17:38] schestowitz[TR2] have no feeds any more. They have sometimes (rarely) had IT stuff. I [17:38] schestowitz[TR2] track odd site like that on the off chance that there will be some IT news. [17:38] schestowitz[TR2] Many blogs, though, become defunct. [17:38] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Feb 04 [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] > Thanks for pointing that out. I'm wondering how long it will be before [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] > somebody decides to try and remove the whole thread. [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] Keep on going. [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] Expect mobbing. [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] It's normal. [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05 [18:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05 ) [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] ""\ [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] c are we not going on a pip this time if marked low performer? [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @18j+1kg3ctq05 [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] @18c [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] Not OP - but unfortunately yes. [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @18g+1kg3ctq05 [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] @OP [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] meet the 3 perf. categories [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] nevertheless marked low performance [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] not put on PIP [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] Is this usual process? What to make of it apart from the obvious [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] " [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgj7w26n [18:53] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgj7w26n ) [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] "Where is that rascal Kramer when IBM needs him to pump up the stock ? [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] 3 minutes ago by Anonymous [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @et+1kgj7w26n [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] @e4 and the lucky number today is 285 ! Wonder if Alvind is holed up in a bunker somewhere with his tool Krabanaugh. Exciting times for both of them and the Pipmunks. [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Feb 04 [19:24] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 04 [21:56] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)