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| schestowitz[TR2] | " the layoff in November 2024 was not a surprise to many. The Indian id1ot at the top and his cabal need more cuts than the 15/70/15 performance scheme and cook the books to stay in the grace of Wall Street. The AI and Quantum Computing charade does not fool anybody. | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @kp+1khcfn7v1 | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @j4 Except when they snuck in that bonus RA last November. I bet they enjoyed taking everyone by surprise. | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @kh+1khcfn7v1 | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @hq DEI and WOKE baby! 2 of IBM's solutions the execs LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 16 02:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Yes, I saw Andy's post this morning too. He is, as usual, spot on. | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Apparently things got much, much worse by the microsofters after I moved on | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | No, not MSFT also, MSFT first and foremost. | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It is MSFT which has enttirely replaced the former IT departments | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | with their own moles. Google tech may or may not show up on site, | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | but the decisions are being made for and by MSFT by a-holes working | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | *for* MSFT while on university payroll. | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It is microsofter who have taken *full* control of both teaching methods | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | and curricula at the "universities" even (or especially) in the non-technical | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | subjects. | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 16 04:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 16 05:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It's a bigger problem than that. Vile actors and interests, exemplefied | Feb 16 05:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | by Karp, Thiel, Gates, etc have had it out for the universities for decades. | Feb 16 05:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Now, post Reagan - Thatcher, the time has become ripe for the universities | Feb 16 05:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | to be finishned off. The Bologne Agreementr was the first stage in killing | Feb 16 05:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | them. The encroachment of microsofters on the curricula, infrastrucutre, | Feb 16 05:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | and teaching methods was the beginning of the end. Now no one can teach | Feb 16 05:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | anything and very little reserch done because all the time goes to dorking | Feb 16 05:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | around unproducively with tech that is not fit for purpose. | Feb 16 05:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 16 05:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Re: links corrected | Feb 16 07:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > There have been some glitches with the European Commission links | Feb 16 07:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Feb 16 07:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > I tried to fix it in this page. Please check if it works for you and | Feb 16 07:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > update your copy of the link. | Feb 16 07:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Feb 16 07:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > https://danielpocock.com/en/us-europe-divergence-health-safety-criminality-debian-harassment-culture-open-digital-ecosystems-F33370170/ | Feb 16 07:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I saw the differences in the PDFs, the new one is still online AFAIK. | Feb 16 07:56 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-danielpocock.com | US/Europe divergence: health & safety, criminality & Debian harassment culture: Open Digital Ecosystems submission F33370170 | Feb 16 07:56 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "Dear Colleagues, | Feb 16 17:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The Local Staff Committee Munich invites all staff to a General Assembly on Thursday 19 February, at 14.00 hrs to be held via MS Teams. | Feb 16 17:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Agenda: | Feb 16 17:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Salary Erosion Procedure – Latest developments | Feb 16 17:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | AOB | Feb 16 17:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Mr Campinos has now tabled for the General Consultative Committee (GCC) meeting of 24 February his “orientations for a new salary adjustment procedure”. The simulations over the period 2014-2025 show a double digit loss in purchasing power for all places of employment without any financial justification in view of the excellent results and surpluses of the EPO. | Feb 16 17:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The trade union SUEPO continues with the industrial action plan to fight the erosion of salaries, pensions and benefits with work-to-rule actions, demonstrations and a second day of strike on Monday 23 February. | Feb 16 17:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Join us online and ask your questions. | Feb 16 17:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Add the Outlook invitation to your calendar | Feb 16 17:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Please send your questions and comments in advance a" | Feb 16 17:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 16 17:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Week of 16 to 20 February: Work-To-Rule continues, Strike on Monday 23 February | Feb 16 17:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Dear SUEPO members, | Feb 16 17:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Dear Colleagues, | Feb 16 17:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Invitation to negotiate: Wednesday 11 February, the Union Syndicale Fédérale published on the first day of strike and SUEPO Central invited Mr Campinos to an urgent meeting to be held ahead of the next planned strike day. Shortly after, Mr Campinos replied to the January letter of SUEPO Munich and The Hague on the unrest and replied to SUEPO Central that the three Vice-Presidents will organise a meeting on Thursday 19 February. O | Feb 16 17:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | nce again, Mr Campinos refuses to come in person to talk to SUEPO. | Feb 16 17:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Lump sums instead of adjustments: The Office Communiqué on the reform pretends that lump sums can ensure that reductions in purchasing power can be mitigated. Giving just one year's worth of compensation is a mere drop in the ocean compared to the losses that are generated for every single remaining year of a staff member's career and every year in pension. | Feb 16 17:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Meet the President: While Mr Campinos has no time for SUEPO, the Office nevertheless offers Team and Directorates “New opportunities to meet the President”. Staff is most welcome to remind him of his 2020 broken promise on purchasing power and to protest against the further erosion to come. Is that a fair recognition of the work of staff in view of the excellent financial results of the Office? | Feb 16 17:59 |
| 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! | Feb 16 17:59 |
| 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. | Feb 16 17:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | General Assembly: Join the Local Staff Committee on Thursday 19 February at 14.00 hrs (LSCMN). The meeting will provide the latest developments on the salary erosion procedure. | Feb 16 17:59 |
| 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” | Feb 16 17:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 16 17:59 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.reddit.com/r/jobs/comments/1r6hrfj/ibm_laid_off_thousands_of_senior_workers_in_2025/ | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " IBM laid off thousands of senior workers in 2025 and is now tripling junior hires. If you think that's a feel-good story you're not reading it right. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So two things happened this week that kind of broke my brain. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM announced they're tripling entry-level hiring in 2026. Software devs, HR, across the board. The same week, Microsoft's AI chief told the Financial Times that AI will match human-level performance on most white-collar tasks within 12-18 months. Accounting, legal, project management, marketing - basically everything. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Same week. Completely opposite signals. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | At first I was like okay IBM is doing a PR play. But then I actually read what their CHRO said and it's way more interesting than the headline. She basically admitted the old entry-level jobs are dead. Like she literally said "the entry-level jobs from two to three years ago? AI can do most of them." But instead of cutting those roles they rewrote every single job description. Junior devs now spend less time coding and more time ta | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | lking to actual customers. HR people supervise chatbots and step in when the AI screws up. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Same job titles. Completely different work. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Her argument is that if everyone cuts junior hires right now to save money (and apparently 37% of companies plan to do exactly that), there's going to be a massive shortage of mid-level managers in 3-5 years. You can't just poach experienced people forever. It's expensive, they take forever to ramp, and half of them leave anyway. " | Feb 16 20:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> >> | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> >> Keep on going. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> >> | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> >> Expect mobbing. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> >> | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> >> It's normal. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> > | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> > Normal is not enough. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> > | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> > There are two cases of supernatural caught on camera in 2025. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> > | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> > With any crowdfunding campaign, it would be good to have a few people | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> > chip in just to break the ice and then other people will naturally | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> > follow. As in public speaking, nobody ever wants to go first. | Feb 16 20:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> I agree. | Feb 16 20:08 |
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