Age Discrimination at IBM Discussed Amid Mass Layoffs (Especially in the United States)
2 days ago: IBM 2026 "Organizational Change/s" Means Layoffs Resume Soon, Some Claim "Forever Layoffs."
So the situation at IBM isn't too good, to say the least. Workers are anxious. Are they next to face the axe?
This was posted some hours ago:
Additionally, someone has just mentioned Albany, which attracted some intrigue lately.
To quote:
At this point, it’s reasonable to question whether the Albany site should continue operating at all. The dysfunction and internal games far outweigh any real benefits or accomplishments that this site has produced. Big picture—what has that site actually delivered over the past decade? Very little of substance, yet it continues to consume a tremendous amount of capital.Take 7nm as the headline example—an outright failure. Despite that, the site has gone years without meaningful oversight or a serious, honest assessment of what’s really happening on the ground. Leadership has clearly taken advantage of that blind spot. And all the technology is a good 10 years behind.
Then there are the persistent rumors and well-known internal politics that seem to dictate how the site operates. As others have pointed out, it’s not hard to connect the dots—and in some cases, the behavior is so blatant it’s barely even concealed.
Hopefully, with Dario out and Jay G stepping in, the long-standing hands-off approach finally ends. HB and his leadership circle—and the network around them—need to go. What have they truly accomplished during their tenure? A series of small, self-serving “deals” and collaborations, but nothing genuinely impactful. 7nm failed. The Japan partnership looks like it’s heading in the same direction. Even the new quantum announcements aren’t really what they’re being sold as—it’s mostly just media hype. They have operated for far too long without meaningful oversight or a candid assessment of what is actually happening on the ground, creating a blind spot that a small, entrenched group has clearly leveraged.
It’s long past time for a hard, unfiltered review of that site and the people running it. Taken together, it’s difficult to argue against the need for a rigorous, unfiltered review of both the site and the leadership running it. That level of accountability is long overdue.
Workers are already preparing in case they get laid off. 10 hours ago by Anonymous: "Has anyone who signed the release also brought an age discrimination case in arbitration? I'm the in NY area and looking for a lawyer recommendation" (IBM would settle to hide the evidence).
"Big Blue certainly seems blue about letting any of these claims go to trial," Thomas Claburn wrote years ago.
There is also this new page, a candidate for deletion because race is brought up a lot. So we've made a visual backup of it:
Apparently the numbers aren't flattering because they contradict what IBM says in public. █