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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kvy2p3bg#replies | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If anyone reports the troll, also mention the shape of his mouth to help identify him. It's shaped like this: * | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @zq+1kvy2p3bg | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @z1 Uh-oh troll boy. Yer sc--wed now. | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 19 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @z2+1kvy2p3bg | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I agree that the IBM troll here has violated BCG and other IBM trainings about the project about incentives development he/she/they/them plan with the inane watsonx. You should never discuss externally that which IBM is working on internally. Anyone here or inside IBM or outside IBM can send an email on this to an IBM ethics (how is that for an oxymoron!) email below | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If you have a concern about potentially unlawful or unethical conduct or suspect there has been a violation of IBM’s Business Conduct Guidelines, IBM wants to know. You can reach Risk, Compliance and Integrity at trustww@us.ibm.com. | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | trustww@us.ibm.com | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I do think someone should report this. | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | In addition since this person also shared they are band 6, US based, in F&O than that data should be reported to speed up finding this person and ultimately firing them for BCG violations. | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jun 30 13:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kw3yd492#replies | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " IBM India HR liar-bot rage-bait troll shill spanky-pants id--t loser parasite : you appear to have insanity issues and should seek professional help immediately. Tell your sugar Daddies, Arvind and Krabanaugh to check you into the nearest mental asylum used by Dead Gerbil. | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:22 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @qx+1kw3yd492 | Jun 30 13:22 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Bob says. Divide by zero exception. | Jun 30 13:22 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kw79z6k3#replies | Jun 30 13:22 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Watsonx | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:22 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @jd+1kw79z6k3 | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ee After reading the original posting and your response, I felt that you were being most uncharitable regarding IBM innovations. However, let me tell you about one particular machine that I will always remember from my IBM days...the PS/2 Model 55SX. | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This machine was unremarkable in most aspects...a Micro Channel motherboard, an Intel 386SX processor, 3.5 inch floppy disk, 50 MB or so hard disk, VGA graphics. We're talking about a PC from 1989-1992 or something like that. | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | At the time, what struck me as id--tic was the placement of the power switch. The 55SX had a front-mounted power toggle "switch", and a rear-mounted power supply. The power supply in the rear had its own toggle switch, and to actuate it there was this metal wire that connected the front toggle mechanism to the real toggle switch in the power supply at the rear. | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So as you flipped the front toggle "switch" on and off, all you'd be doing is moving a piece of plastic, then the front-to-back wire, then the real toggle switch on the power supply. | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This kludge told me all that I needed to know about IBM's vaunted list of accolades. | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @gw+1kw79z6k3 | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Cloud pak for data and their clones: Watsonx.data and IBM software hub. Not software with some bugs, more like bugs with some software. | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @gv+1kw79z6k3 | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Ask Watson rofl! | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jun 30 13:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kw87hnak#replies | Jun 30 13:23 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Alderon A Quantum Wafer Foundry! …… with no fabs | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 40 minutes ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @gw+1kw87hnak | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | OP is clairvoyant. They speak about a meeting that won't take place for another month - 7/26. (Someone had to point this out...) | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Nostradamus | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @gp+1kw87hnak | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @dw : | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I never thought abuse of H1 was that rampant - Not only take away the jobs of US citizens but also shut down the voice that we would have raised. This is part of a bigger plot to gradually eliminate senior level folks who could have asked some tough questions, by PIPing them out, and bring in junior level guys who would be forever grateful to IBM for they could find someone in this tough market to offer employment. | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:23 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @er+1kw87hnak | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Should someone contact DHS and invite ICE to Albany ? | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Seems like an immigration style racket running there courtesy of Arvind Krispy-Kreme and his Pipmunks. | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @eq+1kw87hnak | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Bob says no need to worry. Nothing to see here. | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 13 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ej+1kw87hnak | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @d9 What did you expect? The culture in Albany has become deeply conditioned and brainwashed or groomed. A huge portion of the workforce is on work visas, so very few are willing to speak out publicly or challenge leadership. When your immigration status depends on your employer, staying quiet often feels like the safest option. It modern day indentured servitude. | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That’s why so many of the behaviors people complain about continue unchecked. Leadership knows there’s little risk of internal pushback because most people simply can’t afford to rock the boat. So it continues. They have eat sh-t, smile, thank the leadership and ask for more - or else! Same leaders with their same favorites pulling the same cr-p- wash, rinse, repeat. | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 12 reactions (+12/-0) | Reply | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @dw+1kw87hnak | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Nobody is answering the question the op asked | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 19 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @d9+1kw87hnak | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I am re-posting a message, magically deleted few minutes ago: | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM is the most mismanaged company in the last quarter century compared to | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | AMD, NVDIA, APPLE, MICROSOFT, .... . Even Intel ended up being in a better shape. | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Compare these companies for the last 25 years. | Jun 30 13:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The verdict is clear, IBM is mismanaged and run by a cabal of incompetents and thieves. | Jun 30 13:23 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kw5ex3nc#replies | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "but you can't do anything about it, can you IBM India HR liar-bot rage-bait troll shill spanky-pants id--t loser parasite ? | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | How are those Internet videos selling ? | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | LOL | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 34 minutes ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @nr+1kw5ex3nc | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @km Congratulations on a well executed job ! | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You might even beat Arvind and his executives at the theft game when they steal jobs and raises from US employees. | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You should now consider taking a fridge home as the next challenge exercise. There no cameras anywhere at the regular IBM office facilities, except in the restrooms. The prevert, IBM India HR liar-bot rage-bait troll shill spanky-pants id--t loser parasite instaleld them and likes to to record and watch. When asked, he claims that he's doing this to get another IBM Security badge. | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @n8+1kw5ex3nc | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -2 | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @km | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I can not believe you are proud of that. Aren't there security cameras? you should return that | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:25 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @kq+1kw5ex3nc | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @jt Oh goodie! More things to steal. Today I stole a microwave oven from one of my IBM sites. I couldn't believe it just fit in my extra large food delivery backpack. Now I can get rid of my old cr-ppy one. Thank you IBM! | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 13:25 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @km+1kw5ex3nc | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @jt : | Jun 30 13:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Agreed - IBM India HR liar-bot rage-bait troll shill spanky-pants id--t loser parasite can take turns to answer the call of nature on these statues. | Jun 30 13:25 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kw79z6k3#replies | Jun 30 20:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " most useless IBM product - how about those fabled Quantum chips that Arvind keeps mumbling about ? Will they ever see the light of day ? Not in a billion years. They are the most fantastically useless pieces of sh-t that would be fabricated and they would burn up immediately on the IBM factory floor without even operating for a nanosecond. | Jun 30 20:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That's Arvind's legacy to the IBM shareholders, investors and to the world, since he, the smug faced Dario Gil and the Pipmunks collect share of 1 billion dollars from the US government. | Jun 30 20:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Of course, IBM India HR liar-bot rage-bait troll shill spanky-pants id--t loser parasite will be there to collect his share of the loot too with his failed IBM badges and ask for his promotion (or rather demotion) to be janitor to his sugar daddies, Arvind and Krabanaugh. | Jun 30 20:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 20:53 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ks+1kw79z6k3 | Jun 30 20:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Jun 30 20:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Does IBM even still sell Cloud Paks? They were always just bundles of old sh!t with a new name, but I haven't heard them mentioned in forever. | Jun 30 20:53 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kw5ex3nc#replies | Jun 30 20:54 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @n8 What a great idea! One of my IBM sites does have a little refrigerator I could use. And I think there's an accessible trash area outside the building. I could stay late, empty the refrigerator, unplug it, and put a sign on it that says "TRASH - Remove to outdoor trash pickup area immediately." The next morning I arrive with a car to get it. Cameras would be an issue, so I'd wear Groucho Marx glasses. | Jun 30 20:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 20:54 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @p0+1kw5ex3nc | Jun 30 20:54 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @n8 | Jun 30 20:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | At this point, some of these comments aren't about improving IBM—they're about normalizing taking company property. Whether it's chairs, office supplies, or now joking about taking a refrigerator, that's not "sticking it to management." It's encouraging conduct that would violate company policy and could cost someone their job. | Jun 30 20:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 20:54 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Bob Palmers attempted strategy for turning DEC around was two fold; 1. sell off pieces of the company bit by bit, 2. betting the bank on the Alpha chip technology and hoping ISVs and OEMs would develop products based on the chip technology. That never happened, Yes, I was there and at IBM as well and I can say the leadership at DEC was much more technical than IBM leadership. DEC also floundered under Ken Olson for strategic decisi | Jun 30 20:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ons not to move fast to the PC market and Unix market. Ken was an engineer at heart and very technical but he was stubborn and had his own opinions. | Jun 30 20:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 30 20:54 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @nw+1kw5ex3nc | Jun 30 20:54 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @jd but you can't do anything about it, can you IBM India HR liar-bot rage-bait troll shill spanky-pants id--t loser parasite ? | Jun 30 20:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | How are those Internet videos selling ? | Jun 30 20:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | LOL | Jun 30 20:54 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | ""IBM never planned to replace jobs with AI, the execs were avoiding embarrassment and scrutiny by saying the same thing all execs have been saying for the last 4 years. | Jun 30 21:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Since 2023, when IBM froze hiring, they went on a spending spree: Hashicorp for 6+B$, Confluent for 11B$, Appito for 4+B$, DataStax for (probably?) 2+B$. | Jun 30 21:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Let’s not forget the 34B$ they spent on acquiring Red Hat in 2019! | Jun 30 21:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | All this while laying off thousands: in November alone, they announced a 1% cut globally, impacting 3,000 people. | Jun 30 21:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | One thing to keep in mind is that IBM is a very very old computer business. Companies today still pay IBM per-cpu-licensing fees for their on prem giant monolithic COBOL mainframes! There are whole other businesses with the only purpose of “mainframe modernization” where they try to get you off IBMs proprietary COBOL and onto the JVM so you can save some money! | Jun 30 21:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | While very lucrative for IBM and expensive for customers, their hardware business is dying on the vine and can’t keep up with the move to cloud. They’ve definitely tried to bring COBOL to the cloud, but massive, stateful, monolithic, “requires 96gb of ram to run a query” systems generally don’t translate well to the world of stateless cloud infra. | Jun 30 21:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM also made a terrible bet 15 years ago on early Watson systems, presuming that AI systems would be deterministic with hundreds of thousands of hand crafted “facts” hard coded into it. | Jun 30 21:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | They spent billions on Watson only to divest it as “Watson Health” and sell it off to private equity in 2022 for scraps, officially signaling they “lost” the early AI race to upstarts like OpenAI. | Jun 30 21:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So, they massively fumbled both hardware and AI. And now they are trying to play catch up with mergers and acquisitions. If the M&As, layoffs, and new blood hiring tell you anything, it’s that IBM is leaning very hard into the cloud and AI future. | Jun 30 21:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So, remember!! It’s so much easier to say “AI is taking jobs! We’re freezing hiring! Oh no!” and markets go “ah yeah, makes sense” | Jun 30 21:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Vs. “we’re spending billions on new business units and laying off or pushing out old talent because we failed” | Jun 30 21:49 |
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