(ℹ) Join us now at the IRC channel | ䷉ Find the plain text version at this address (HTTP) or in Gemini (how to use Gemini) with a full GemText version.
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Dear SUEPO members, | Feb 04 03:57 |
|---|---|---|
| schestowitz[TR2] | Dear Colleagues, | Feb 04 03:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Call for Industrial Actions: SUEPO Munich and The Hague notified the President of the industrial action plan to fight the erosion of our salaries. We are expecting a positive answer to the legitimate request of staff for a salary adjustment procedure compliant with the fundamental principles defined by the Tribunal, and maintaining purchasing power. | Feb 04 03:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Technical Meeting: Wednesday 28 January, the Office presented its proposal to provide lump-sump compensations for years where the salary adjustment would remain below national inflation HICP. However, salary scales will remain unchanged and still result in long-term compounded loss of purchasing power. Lump-sums are no adequate substitute to decent adjustments. | Feb 04 03:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | General Assembly: Thursday 29 January, 825 colleagues gathered in the General Assembly of the LSC Munich on the Salary Erosion Procedure. The slides show how the Office intends to decouple our salaries from civil servants’ parallelism and to fix adjustments at Eurozone (EZ) inflation ± 0.0% instead of capping at +0.2%. Simulations for 2014–2025 show that this policy results in a double-digit loss of purchasing power, averaging | Feb 04 03:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | a -1% decline every year. | Feb 04 03:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | First Warning Strike: Friday 30 January was the first day of strike. To our information, strike participation was very high and possibility the highest since the start of the presidency of Mr Campinos. Isar and Pschorr buildings were empty. Thank you for your support! | Feb 04 03:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | GCC meeting: Friday 30 January, staff representatives declared themselves on strike, wore yellow SUEPO jackets and participated in the meeting. The Chair of the CSC recalled the determination to continue with actions against a salary erosion which has no financial justification. | Feb 04 03:57 |
| 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 04 03:57 |
| 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 04 03:57 |
| 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 04 03:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 04 03:57 |
| *FANTOM has quit (*.net *.split) | Feb 04 05:28 | |
| *rianne has quit (*.net *.split) | Feb 04 05:28 | |
| *rianne (~rianne@freenode-320.p91.7dgmmg.IP) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 05:28 | |
| *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-j7o.kqt.de6qkt.IP) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 05:28 | |
| *FANTOM has quit (*.net *.split) | Feb 04 05:36 | |
| *rianne has quit (*.net *.split) | Feb 04 05:36 | |
| *rianne (~rianne@freenode-320.p91.7dgmmg.IP) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 05:36 | |
| *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-j7o.kqt.de6qkt.IP) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 05:36 | |
| *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) | Feb 04 07:20 | |
| *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 07:21 | |
| *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe | Feb 04 07:29 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes | Feb 04 07:34 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 07:55 | |
| *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 08:04 | |
| *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe | Feb 04 08:06 | |
| *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe | Feb 04 08:17 | |
| *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) | Feb 04 08:17 | |
| *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kcb99h722ua4g.irc) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 08:54 | |
| *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) | Feb 04 09:00 | |
| *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 09:05 | |
| *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) | Feb 04 09:05 | |
| *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 09:05 | |
| *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) | Feb 04 09:53 | |
| *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) | Feb 04 10:20 | |
| *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode-5tt410.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 10:20 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgdcc5k7 | Feb 04 15:00 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgdcc5k7 ) | Feb 04 15:00 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 04 15:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @j4 This board can discuss layoffs and reality at the same time. Arvind Krishna didn’t “loot” IBM — he stepped in when the company was stagnating and refocused it on hybrid cloud, AI, and enterprise relevance. Tough decisions aren’t exploitation; they’re leadership in a competitive global market. You don’t have to like capitalism, but pretending IBM survives on vibes and feelings instead of strategy isn’t serious di | Feb 04 15:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | scussion. | Feb 04 15:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 04 15:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgj7w26n | Feb 04 15:01 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgj7w26n ) | Feb 04 15:01 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 04 15:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM is in steady financial hands under Arvind Krishna’s leadership. He’s stabilized the company, strengthened cash flow, and refocused IBM on hybrid cloud, AI, and enterprise innovation. You can debate layoffs, but pretending IBM is being “pillaged” ignores the facts — this is a company executing a long-term strategy, not drifting. | Feb 04 15:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 50 minutes ago by Anonymous | Feb 04 15:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+0/-5) | Reply | Feb 04 15:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @dz+1kgj7w26n | Feb 04 15:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Feb 04 15:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM stock price hovers around $290. It is still over-valuated. In reality, it should not exceed $100. That is the value of what is left of IBM assets. The rest is just paying for garbage. | Feb 04 15:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 04 15:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 04 15:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Good but 'not denying' is not the same as an admission | Feb 04 15:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | which whackdoodle radio host used to play that game? | Feb 04 15:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I can't recall his name, but he used the phrase "just say'" or "just askin'" | Feb 04 15:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | in conjunction with some wild fantasy in which he accused some politican | Feb 04 15:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | of something unreal and then would fault them for 'not denying' his | Feb 04 15:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | fantasy accusation. | Feb 04 15:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I can't recall his name | Feb 04 15:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He had / has a huge whackdoodle following in the US | Feb 04 15:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 04 15:38 |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes | Feb 04 15:42 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 16:13 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes | Feb 04 16:20 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 16:23 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 04 17:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Yes, now is a good opportunity to become pickier with the news. As always, | Feb 04 17:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | consider the ones Links suggestions which can be winnowed. | Feb 04 17:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I wrote to IBTimes a while back about something and now get a lot of | Feb 04 17:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | spam which can be traced back to that. Other sites, like Barents Observer, | Feb 04 17:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | have no feeds any more. They have sometimes (rarely) had IT stuff. I | Feb 04 17:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | track odd site like that on the off chance that there will be some IT news. | Feb 04 17:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Many blogs, though, become defunct. | Feb 04 17:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 04 17:38 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Thanks for pointing that out. I'm wondering how long it will be before | Feb 04 18:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > somebody decides to try and remove the whole thread. | Feb 04 18:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Keep on going. | Feb 04 18:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Expect mobbing. | Feb 04 18:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It's normal. | Feb 04 18:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05 | Feb 04 18:52 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kg3ctq05 ) | Feb 04 18:52 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ""\ | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | c are we not going on a pip this time if marked low performer? | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @18j+1kg3ctq05 | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 0 | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @18c | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Not OP - but unfortunately yes. | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @18g+1kg3ctq05 | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | meet the 3 perf. categories | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | nevertheless marked low performance | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | not put on PIP | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Is this usual process? What to make of it apart from the obvious | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 04 18:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgj7w26n | Feb 04 18:53 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kgj7w26n ) | Feb 04 18:53 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Where is that rascal Kramer when IBM needs him to pump up the stock ? | Feb 04 18:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 minutes ago by Anonymous | Feb 04 18:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Feb 04 18:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @et+1kgj7w26n | Feb 04 18:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Feb 04 18:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @e4 and the lucky number today is 285 ! Wonder if Alvind is holed up in a bunker somewhere with his tool Krabanaugh. Exciting times for both of them and the Pipmunks. | Feb 04 18:53 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 04 18:53 |
| *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techbytes | Feb 04 19:24 | |
| *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) | Feb 04 21:56 | |
Generated by irclog2html.py 2.6 | ䷉ find the plain text version at this address (HTTP) or in Gemini (how to use Gemini) with a full GemText version.