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| schestowitz[TR2] | "Dear SUEPO members, dear colleagues, | Jun 12 04:12 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | The elections of the staff committee The Hague will take place from Tuesday 16 June 2026, 08.00 hrs to Thursday 18 June 2026, 16.00 hrs via your EPO email. Please vote in this election to strengthen the mandate of the team that has been leading the defence of the employment package. At a time of industrial action and continued cuts to the working conditions, supporting your union is of paramount importance. Your vote empowers the t | Jun 12 04:12 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | eam to continue resisting the erosion of our rights through negotiation, legal challenges, and collective action. | Jun 12 04:12 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | We are pleased to have a SUEPO team of 17 candidates, including new colleagues whom we are delighted to welcome, who are ready to continue to: | Jun 12 04:12 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Defend the rights and interests of all EPO staff members, | Jun 12 04:12 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Resist the erosion of working conditions, | Jun 12 04:12 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Provide effective communication between staff and their representatives, | Jun 12 04:12 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Improve fairness and transparency at the EPO, and | Jun 12 04:12 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Strive to enhance the collective spirit at the Office. | Jun 12 04:12 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jun 12 04:12 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ktt6x93e#replies | Jun 12 05:05 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "" | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Hope you have a backup plan bro | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/banker-fired-for-coffee-badging-despite-ee-rating-asks-for-interview-help-advice-turns-blunt/articleshow/129473357.cms | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/bce-coffee-badging-terminations-2026/ | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @eg+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 0 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @dn insubordination x 10. Good luck. That is all logged by the way | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ef+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I terraformed my shorts. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @e7+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @dq - I just looked up at the sky and I don't see IBM written on any of the clouds. Employment with IBM has become a joke and the buffoons that IBM has placed in its leadership leave no stone unturned to prove it over and again. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @e3+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM has a Cloud ? | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @dq+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Who really cares about RTO, the sh---y offices, toilets, etc... Go badge in, then immediately turn around and go home... all these IBM offices should be empty! | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Be smart, badge in and go home! | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That's what I do 3 times a week when there is no traffic during the day! | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+3/-1) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @dn+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @d7 Sadly no, IBM is only interested in getting raises and bonuses to Arvind Krispy Kreme and his Pipmunks going forward. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Does any of them care if you have a longer and more expensive commute ? No more than than Agent Orange. And you were spot on about the upcoming toilet downgrades. Soon you will have to pay $2 to relieve yourself each time in the small cubicle toilets that Krispy Kreme is constructing at the remaining IBM sites. These are built on the Indian squat style and there is no toilet paper, so bring your own. The goal is to make things as u | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ncomfortable for IBM US employees so they will quit and then IBM has to be out of pocket even less. This is why the F&O division is filled with embezzlers, thieves and ex-cons. And Miz Wrong rules them all. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Don't be surprised if Krispy Kreme orders this post deleted as soon as he sees it. The previous one was deleted earlier. LOL ! | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @df+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP - Are there showers, fitness center and yoga classes onsite that are being offered as incentives to come to work? That may be a motivation for some but if the expectation is that most people would resign, that would make it look like the real objective for IBM is to save money they would otherwise pay as severance. To ask them why they are calling people back to office when it is clearly not going to make a difference is useles | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | s, after all, these clowns have only been trained to run the circus by their masters, not to answer questions or think logically. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 8 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @d7+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +8 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @cs | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Arvind Krispy‑Kreme rises at dawn, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | His tie perfectly straight, his conscience long gone. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He surveys IBM like a kingdom of steam, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Fueled entirely by layoffs and Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He whispers, “Efficiency,” with his evil CEO grin, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Which everyone knows means “Let the cuts begin.” | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He sharpens his spreadsheets, cold and extreme, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A guillotine forged from frosting — Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | AI is his sword, quantum his shield, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He swings both wildly across the corporate field. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Automate everything!” he shouts with a scream, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | While HR quietly updates the offboarding team. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The org chart trembles — a seismic event — | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Entire departments vanish like they never paid rent. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Cost savings!” he cheers, a sugary dream, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | As badges stop working mid‑latte — Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Then comes the offshoring plan, bold as a coup, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A PowerPoint deck titled “Why This Isn’t About You.” | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He points at a map with executive gleam, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Shift the workload globally — and pass me a cream.” | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He claims it’s strategic, a visionary stance, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But the timing suggests it’s just budget finance. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He calls it “global synergy,” a corporate meme, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But everyone knows it’s pure Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Quantum computing hums in a cryogenic tomb, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Colder than the vibe in the conference room. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Qubits will save us!” he says with esteem, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | While another team disappears like a fever dream. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Employees refresh Slack with existential dread, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Wondering whose job is quietly dead. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But Arvind just smiles, serene as a dream, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | For nothing pierces the glaze of Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He ends each quarter with a donut‑fueled roar, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Layoffs complete! Now let’s cut some more!” | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He sprinkles reductions like frosting supreme, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A cost‑cutting wizard — Arvind Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And when IBM’s future is foggy and bleak, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He’ll say, “We’re more agile,” with a corporate cheek. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Then ride into sunset on a donut machine, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The patron saint of layoffs — Sir Arvind Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 10 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 10 reactions (+9/-1) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @d0+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Are Bob, Rob "I look mahvelous in hoodies and sneakers" Thomas and the lurking IBM troll in here that has 1328 down votes and not a single up vote, all the same entity? | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | There once was a fellow named Bob | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Whose favorite pastime was his job | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He’d type and he'd click | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But then very quick | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Would turn into a blubbering s-b. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cs+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Bob hates back to the office. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cj+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -2 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ae | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You have all the tools to be a critical thinker, and this is how you use them? | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | What a shame. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 8 reactions (+3/-5) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bx+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 0 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @bs why is there not as much to do with the recent announcement ? | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bw+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM doesn't actually care about "working closer together for more productivity" and "team building." They also don't care about you. If they did, they wouldn't force an RTO mandate when gas was so expensive. An executive team at a decent company would be more lenient right now to help people out. Especially in light of the fact that raises will be peanuts this year and they've already taken away so many other things. The only offic | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | e near me is over-crowded and setup so that you can't actually take a client call without disturbing everyone else around you unless you're lucky enough to get one of the few small rooms. The amenities are bare bones. It wouldn't surprise me if they decide to take away the bathrooms next to "increase productivity." | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This is all for one thing only - to cull the herd. You are nothing to IBM but an expense on a spreadsheet. This company and its executive leadership are sht. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+6/-1) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bv+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @bs ah, you must be referring to Arvind Krispy Kreme's friends and cronies - it's all part of the IBM Friends And Family program. It's meant to put US employees on PIPs to save money for Arvind's bonus for 2027, and spend millions of dollars to bring in more of the Indian crooks to the US on some excuse of the other. It's IBM Cost Savings from the F&O Division. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bt+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Albany is already full on 5 day RTO but with recent announcements not as much to do. There are people who come in and just sit around all day | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bs+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Go badge in and go home! | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 11 reactions (+8/-3) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @br+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 days at work only? | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So go to work. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Hope you have a backup plan bro | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/banker-fired-for-coffee-badging-despite-ee-rating-asks-for-interview-help-advice-turns-blunt/articleshow/129473357.cms | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/bce-coffee-badging-terminations-2026/ | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @eg+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 0 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @dn insubordination x 10. Good luck. That is all logged by the way | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ef+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I terraformed my shorts. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @e7+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @dq - I just looked up at the sky and I don't see IBM written on any of the clouds. Employment with IBM has become a joke and the buffoons that IBM has placed in its leadership leave no stone unturned to prove it over and again. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @e3+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM has a Cloud ? | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @dq+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Who really cares about RTO, the sh---y offices, toilets, etc... Go badge in, then immediately turn around and go home... all these IBM offices should be empty! | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Be smart, badge in and go home! | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That's what I do 3 times a week when there is no traffic during the day! | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+3/-1) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @dn+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @d7 Sadly no, IBM is only interested in getting raises and bonuses to Arvind Krispy Kreme and his Pipmunks going forward. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Does any of them care if you have a longer and more expensive commute ? No more than than Agent Orange. And you were spot on about the upcoming toilet downgrades. Soon you will have to pay $2 to relieve yourself each time in the small cubicle toilets that Krispy Kreme is constructing at the remaining IBM sites. These are built on the Indian squat style and there is no toilet paper, so bring your own. The goal is to make things as u | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ncomfortable for IBM US employees so they will quit and then IBM has to be out of pocket even less. This is why the F&O division is filled with embezzlers, thieves and ex-cons. And Miz Wrong rules them all. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Don't be surprised if Krispy Kreme orders this post deleted as soon as he sees it. The previous one was deleted earlier. LOL ! | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @df+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP - Are there showers, fitness center and yoga classes onsite that are being offered as incentives to come to work? That may be a motivation for some but if the expectation is that most people would resign, that would make it look like the real objective for IBM is to save money they would otherwise pay as severance. To ask them why they are calling people back to office when it is clearly not going to make a difference is useles | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | s, after all, these clowns have only been trained to run the circus by their masters, not to answer questions or think logically. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 8 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @d7+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +8 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @cs | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Arvind Krispy‑Kreme rises at dawn, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | His tie perfectly straight, his conscience long gone. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He surveys IBM like a kingdom of steam, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Fueled entirely by layoffs and Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He whispers, “Efficiency,” with his evil CEO grin, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Which everyone knows means “Let the cuts begin.” | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He sharpens his spreadsheets, cold and extreme, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A guillotine forged from frosting — Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | AI is his sword, quantum his shield, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He swings both wildly across the corporate field. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Automate everything!” he shouts with a scream, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | While HR quietly updates the offboarding team. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The org chart trembles — a seismic event — | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Entire departments vanish like they never paid rent. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Cost savings!” he cheers, a sugary dream, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | As badges stop working mid‑latte — Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Then comes the offshoring plan, bold as a coup, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A PowerPoint deck titled “Why This Isn’t About You.” | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He points at a map with executive gleam, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Shift the workload globally — and pass me a cream.” | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He claims it’s strategic, a visionary stance, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But the timing suggests it’s just budget finance. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He calls it “global synergy,” a corporate meme, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But everyone knows it’s pure Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Quantum computing hums in a cryogenic tomb, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Colder than the vibe in the conference room. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Qubits will save us!” he says with esteem, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | While another team disappears like a fever dream. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Employees refresh Slack with existential dread, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Wondering whose job is quietly dead. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But Arvind just smiles, serene as a dream, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | For nothing pierces the glaze of Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He ends each quarter with a donut‑fueled roar, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Layoffs complete! Now let’s cut some more!” | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He sprinkles reductions like frosting supreme, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A cost‑cutting wizard — Arvind Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And when IBM’s future is foggy and bleak, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He’ll say, “We’re more agile,” with a corporate cheek. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Then ride into sunset on a donut machine, | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The patron saint of layoffs — Sir Arvind Krispy‑Kreme. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 10 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 10 reactions (+9/-1) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @d0+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Are Bob, Rob "I look mahvelous in hoodies and sneakers" Thomas and the lurking IBM troll in here that has 1328 down votes and not a single up vote, all the same entity? | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | There once was a fellow named Bob | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Whose favorite pastime was his job | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He’d type and he'd click | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But then very quick | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Would turn into a blubbering s-b. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cs+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Bob hates back to the office. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cj+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -2 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ae | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You have all the tools to be a critical thinker, and this is how you use them? | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | What a shame. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 8 reactions (+3/-5) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bx+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 0 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @bs why is there not as much to do with the recent announcement ? | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bw+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM doesn't actually care about "working closer together for more productivity" and "team building." They also don't care about you. If they did, they wouldn't force an RTO mandate when gas was so expensive. An executive team at a decent company would be more lenient right now to help people out. Especially in light of the fact that raises will be peanuts this year and they've already taken away so many other things. The only offic | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | e near me is over-crowded and setup so that you can't actually take a client call without disturbing everyone else around you unless you're lucky enough to get one of the few small rooms. The amenities are bare bones. It wouldn't surprise me if they decide to take away the bathrooms next to "increase productivity." | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This is all for one thing only - to cull the herd. You are nothing to IBM but an expense on a spreadsheet. This company and its executive leadership are sht. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+6/-1) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bv+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @bs ah, you must be referring to Arvind Krispy Kreme's friends and cronies - it's all part of the IBM Friends And Family program. It's meant to put US employees on PIPs to save money for Arvind's bonus for 2027, and spend millions of dollars to bring in more of the Indian crooks to the US on some excuse of the other. It's IBM Cost Savings from the F&O Division. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bt+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Albany is already full on 5 day RTO but with recent announcements not as much to do. There are people who come in and just sit around all day | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bs+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Go badge in and go home! | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 11 reactions (+8/-3) | Reply | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @br+1ktt6x93e | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 days at work only? | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So go to work. | Jun 12 05:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jun 12 05:09 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kteks3hs#replies | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "heehee! With who? How? Bob? AskHR? IBM is a dumpster fire of incompetent people and systems. There is no real way to fight anything at IBM. It is the Start Trek Borg combined with the Dark Side Star Wars and many other evil doers. Take you pay daily. Put 1 foot in front of the other daily/weekly/monthly like the Apple 1984 ad making fun of IBM that turned out to be epic truth. If you are too young or have not seen this epic ad her | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | e it is => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErwS24cBZPc | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 14 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @10c+1kteks3hs | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | How come no one files an internal grievance that the pip state is being abused and misused? | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ym+1kteks3hs | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | PIPs are window dressing for judges and juries; they are not plans to jolt an employee back into long-term strong to superb contribution (‘it’s a marathon, not a sprint.”) I have over a third of a century at IBM and spent over a quarter century in IBM management. Despite what HR claims, almost no one passes a PIP. PIPs fail by design at IBM. Senior management and HR review every word of every plan. They wordsmith repeatedly u | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ntil failure is the foregone conclusion of a seemingly reasonable plan. | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The trap is fully set and personalized before the employee hears the news of the PIP. Management has already been penning an intricate paper trail of superficially valid but highly selective evidence for over a year at this point. This trail specifically includes a summary, but not the verbatim text, of the intermediate negative feedback the employee was given with verifiable timestamps. Argument to the jury: this paper trail shows | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | that we warned this critter repeatedly months and months ago; he did not change; then, out of mercy, we gave one final chance in the form of a PIP. Much later when the PIP trap is sprung, it is almost impossible to contest this paper trail. One party has a fictionalized account in writing; the aggrieved has only his unverifiable recollections from a distance of months. | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I know of two PIP survivors, and I have initiated or advised on far, far more PIPs than that. Within 3 years, senior management had found other ways to force the two survivors out. Life during a PIP is far from pleasant. And if one does survive, the powers on high strive to make the next stage of one’s IBM career even less pleasant. | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | PIPs are window dressing for judges and juries. They greatly reduce legal costs and court-ordered damages arising from disputed involuntary employee separations. This is a big cog in IBM’s financial engineering machine. | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @vp+1kteks3hs | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP is knowledge transfer the same thing as a brain (or brainless) dump ? | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @v5+1kteks3hs | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +11 | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I noticed that some comments quickly disappear when such comments link directly the firing actions in the US to the hiring actions in India. | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A large amounts of PIP are closely related to the continuous offshoring to India of US work. | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jun 12 05:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ktfkx7x8#replies | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "what happened to those innovative postings about Mr. Dead Gerbil and Arvind Krispy-Kreme ? | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It's hilarious to read the facts about Dead Gerbil and Dr. Krispy-Kreme. | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @wd+1ktfkx7x8 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +9 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @t3 Hi Troll, all any of these c-suite types have cared about are shareholders and their golden parachutes. They certainly don’t care about you and your nonsense 35 badges and 5000 hours of joke training and whatever else you claim to be doing. At IBM you are considered one thing - an expense on a spreadsheet. If they can find a way to fire you without severance, they will. It’s their collective wet dream. | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Everyone on this board who is still at IBM should be actively looking for employment at a more reputable company, and until then spend minimum viable effort. IBM uses you. Use them back. | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @v7+1ktfkx7x8 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -10 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The Bile hate and vitriol continues to spew and bubble up hot and thick. | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Now Dehumanizing Jim K and Joanne? Where is the decency here? | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I noticed that Rometty does not get any criticism. I am not going to dehumanize her, but she was not a good CEO. Quarter after quarter of declining revenue. But why does Arvind get so much hate? He brought IBM back to positive revenue growth he engineered the Red Hat acquisition and making IBM Competetive. | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Ans Mr Gerstner. Everyone said break up IBM. The company was ready for an autopsy but through his leadership and guidance he rescued IBM. Now that is what heroes are made of | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 12 reactions (+1/-11) | Reply | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @t3+1ktfkx7x8 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +10 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @qz and what would Joanne Wrong know about upskilling ? she has a face that would stop a clock and a body that wobbles like the backside of a double decker bus. | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But, It's Pride month and she's Fat and Proud. | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 10 reactions (+10/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @sd+1ktfkx7x8 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +10 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @qz you’re right. Gerstner can’t defend himself while roasting in the lowest levels of fiery pit for destroying so many lives while his putrid soul walked among us. As for Arvind - who cares? Who defends the thousands of IBMer’s who are PIPed and let go without severance so Arvind can get his $30M payout for ruining the company? | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 10 reactions (+10/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @s9+1ktfkx7x8 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +7 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @qy right we know you’re just some random nobody getting off on trolling responses from people here because you got tired of surfing for p o r n and otherwise have no life. Hey did you see those stock prices? Looks like the market figured out pretty quickly that Arvind is full of sht. Oh I meant to ask - did you get the “I s u c k the PIPmunks off” badge yet, or do you still have to record your kneel-and-deliver? | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @s8+1ktfkx7x8 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +8 | Jun 12 05:14 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @qz Do Krabanaugh and Wrong also recommend adding more fats and sugars along with masala to your dishes? You know that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So you better be upskilling your girth too to look more like your masters. You need to add more pounds to be competitive at sumo even if you're wrestling on your knees. | Jun 12 05:14 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "GNOME has gone into damage control mode after the recently reported details on their dysfunction and corruption. | Jun 12 17:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | GNOME has censored several posts, from multiple users, including from ex-GNOME Board member, Sonny Piers. | Jun 12 17:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The GNOME moderators have blamed “well-known bad actors and grifters” covering the topic for why they enacted mass censorship. | Jun 12 17:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Whoever could they be referring to? 🙄 | Jun 12 17:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | In addition, the President of the GNOME Foundation made a statement suggesting that people should not talk about the corruption of GNOME: | Jun 12 17:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “I want to ask everyone in this thread to consider the impact of these conversations on those who have been affected by these conduct issues, including those who you may not be aware of.”" | Jun 12 17:36 |
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