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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzxj9nds | Aug 15 05:56 |
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| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzxj9nds ) | Aug 15 05:56 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "" | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You have hit the nail on the head. IBM has invested in buying niche consulting practices for the past 5 years, and absolutely touts how signings every quarter are up up up, YET consulting revenue remains flat. Somebody is lying, and I suspect if consulting was downsized by 50%, revenue would certainly go down, but profit would remain relatively stable. There is a tremendous amount of empty calories being consumed in consulting. Ti | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | me for a big refocus / reorg on what consulting wants to be when it grows up. | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 15 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ek+1kzxj9nds | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM’s remaining niche play is smaller, “good enough” models that cost less to run in production. | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That really hasn't been a play since the days of Llama 3 (mid 2024). Today's small open models like Gemma blow Granite out of the water. The Chinese models dominate from mid size models up to just short of today's largest frontier models. You can't build a business around a niche when better products then yours are widely available for FREE in that niche and beyond. And yes, everyone from banks to the federal government are using t | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | hese free models, no one cares about IBM's tired arguments about safety/governance. | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ee+1kzxj9nds | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The leaders of this IBM "FDU" will now spend 100% of their time convincing everyone else at IBM-C to tag all of their deals (that have absolutely nothing to do with OpenAI) as OpenAI FDU in ISC to inflate the numbers on paper. Every quarter IBM will report that their OpenAI business grew by $X Billion, but oddly overall IBM Consulting revenue will remain flat or drop. Same story since the days of CAMSS and Strategic Imperatives. | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ec+1kzxj9nds | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ae | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Re : “Consulting's parent company dropped the ball and doesn't have its own products to sell.“ | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Consulting’s parent company actively pulled the plug on its own model development activities a good while ago and now chooses to rebundle or sell services around other companies’ agentic AI and truly large LLMs. IBM’s remaining niche play is smaller, “good enough” models that cost less to run in production. You can’t come out on top in every revolution, and this is IBM’s way of making lemonade. | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Many of IBM’s better known people in these areas are no longer at IBM. Some were practically driven out by d-mb business folks who listen only to their cell phones and spreadsheets, often after first being placed on id--tic death marches to do the simultaneously impossible and undesirable. | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 15 05:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m00xx73f | Aug 15 05:58 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m00xx73f ) | Aug 15 05:58 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "agreed time to make them use pip correctly and not we-ponized it as stated by the documentation | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bf+1m00xx73f | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @b2 I reached the same conclusion, | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b3+1m00xx73f | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ay I agree with everything except suing them. IBM's sleazy lawyers are too powerful. Do what I do instead: Steal everything in sight. I've got reams of paper, loads of Sharpies, pens, pencils, an expensive ergonomic office chair, a mini refrigerator, stereo speakers, etc. My latest find is a "hidden" store of laptops, monitors, and other accessories. It's behind a locked door, but there's an adjacent room that's unlocked and has a | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | a wonky shared closet. So I go into the unlocked room, through the unlocked wonky closet doors, and into the secure (LOL!) room full of laptops and accessories. I've already helped myself to two beautiful monitors. So much for IBM security! ROTFLMFAO | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b2+1m00xx73f | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Sue them to get paid. We all know this pip stuff is not above board. Document everything. Keep all emails and forms. And sue | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ay+1m00xx73f | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 0 | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ap “Generally no severance for a PIP” – that’s not applicable for all countries though. I think for Canada, you still get severance for PIP layoffs. | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ar+1m00xx73f | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Probably not. Generally no severance for a PIP, 3 months severance (5 months for letter bands) for an RA. | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ap+1m00xx73f | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The mathematical equation is: PIP = SOL. | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a8+1m00xx73f | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | if you are lucky. More likely just exited through PIP before there is an RA. | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a7+1m00xx73f | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I doubt, a RA is in cards for you. An RA costs the thieves at IBM $$$$$, the slimy Indian adds any $$$$ severance money to his fat bonus package. | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A PIP means, you will be given a fake "grace period" and fired for incompetence. | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Better, find another job, before it happens. | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a6+1m00xx73f | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Sorry to hear mate. Best to apply bo-b every opening you see. GTFO on your terms before the kick you out | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 8 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a3+1m00xx73f | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Which region are you in? | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 15 05:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kze4zqty | Aug 15 06:06 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kze4zqty ) | Aug 15 06:06 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "They are saying the reorganization directives are coming from higher up, but that does not mean the usual people in Albany aren’t leveraging them to their own advantage. Behind the cover of the reorg, it is the same cast of characters being shuffled into different leadership roles. It’s essentially a corporate shell game: move the pieces around, give everyone a new title or area of responsibility, and pretend something has cha | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | nged. In reality, it’s the same leadership producing the same outcomes—very little gets accomplished, accountability remains elusive, and nothing fundamentally changes. | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @1ac+1kze4zqty | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @172 The constant churn of reorgs is The Career Ki-ler. Those of us who relied on showing our value through achievement as opposed to sukking off our execs have had to start over after each and every reorg, starting over from zero again to show our value. | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Alas after the last reorg I was doomed as the newest hoarde of Jackarses - management whose names all began with "J" - made it clear they didn't give a cr-p about me because 5 years earlier I had refused to change some test results for the new VP to suit her whim (aka lie). So once she took over she put me on the Naughty List and made sure that no matter what I achieved, it was below par - patents, awards - they always fell short e | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ven though I was literally the only person earning them. My management knew it was all BS but only looked after themselves. | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | At IBM, unless all you do is sukk cokk for a living, constant reorgs is how careers come to an end. | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 13 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @1a0+1kze4zqty | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @197 Albany has been a mess for over a decade. Leadership just reshuffles and protects their own while everyone else pays the price. This latest reorg just makes the whole place feel even more unstable. | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 15 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @19k+1kze4zqty | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @172+1kze4zqty | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Holy sh-t, are you serious?! Another one?! WTF is actually going on in Albany? Why is nobody checking on this site?! This is beyond ridiculous at this point. Honestly, all of them—you know exactly who I mean—should be gone. Every single one. When are we finally going to see some actual accountability up there instead of the same people getting reshuffled, recycled, and promoted over and over again? How many times does this have | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | to fail before someone finally says enough is enough? | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 15 06:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Thanks. | Aug 15 07:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 15 07:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > I would recommend forwarding that to the tor-relay list. to see if | Aug 15 07:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > someone there can address the non-answer given by catalyst2: | Aug 15 07:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 15 07:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > https://lists.torproject.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/tor-relays@lists.torproject.org/ | Aug 15 07:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 15 07:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > you'd have to do that though. | Aug 15 07:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | After you pressed ctrl+c during lxo tor discussion i cannot re-establish connection over sockets. I tried many things, even voice chat. | Aug 15 07:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | No urgency, I carry on as usual in the meantime. | Aug 15 07:19 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | > No ctrl-C that I know of. But I've restarted utalk anyway. | Aug 15 15:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It looked like something crashed it. | Aug 15 15:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | >> Being 'harsh' on the webhost is not a good strategy after 23 years | Aug 15 15:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | >> with them | Aug 15 15:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 15 15:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > I'm sure it can be dealt with privately and tactfully, if it is a | Aug 15 15:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > priority. As mentioned, Tor is often a prerequisite for protecting | Aug 15 15:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > sources. | Aug 15 15:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 23 years of diplomacy is too valuable to risk, too. | Aug 15 15:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Not to e-mail but accessing the web site, and probably Gemini and IRC, | Aug 15 15:13 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > is blocked from Tor. That means that visits to TR (and TM) would be | Aug 15 15:13 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > visible.it impacts schestowitz.com only afaik. That netblock. | Aug 15 15:13 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Omarchy <admfubar> I was just reading your article "Less Shopping Centres, More Parks", noting the line about water shortages at the end. How Is the beaver population in the UK? What is happening in th USA might be of help https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210713-the-beavers-returning-to-the-desert | Aug 15 20:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> gonna write about it | Aug 15 20:46 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.bbc.com | The beavers returning to the desert | Aug 15 20:46 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> :) | Aug 15 20:47 |
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