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| schestowitz[TR3] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jzvrtf3n | Jul 20 02:52 |
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| schestowitz[TR3] | " | Jul 20 02:52 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Oh my goodness! This must be so frustrating for you to move and then be laid off. | Jul 20 02:52 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | I was so lucky that when I moved a decade ago, they told me they will pay my moving costs if I stayed one year. I stayed and they paid. I left 5 years later and have really good memories of my time there. | Jul 20 02:52 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | I’m so sorry it didn’t work out for you. | Jul 20 02:52 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 02:52 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 02:52 |
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| schestowitz[TR3] | +1 | Jul 20 02:52 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | It was all AI pick for making jobs redundant. Depending on many factors, like time in office, active on laptop, keys pressed per minute etc. Etc. Harder if in middle management managing people. | Jul 20 02:52 |
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| schestowitz[TR3] | " my spouse left Microsoft 10 years ago as an L65 with 15 years of service - we are not even close to $5M in stock, more in the $2M range. A decent amount but not $10-20M. " | Jul 20 02:53 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | "" | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Looking back (bit older now), what helped me was to focused on daily joy of raising kids and building a life with my wife. As for work, I focused on getting through the immediate quarter (and never really thought beyond that). I guess difference from you appears that I always worked independent with quantitative targets, so minimal interaction with my many managers. | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Most of all, I (and my family) lived a VERY modest life - WELL below my income. If you don't need money, you won't stress about money. | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | BTW, drinking and smoking weed seem to me a great idea! I am certainly enjoying them. | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @b2+1k0j6erj9 | Jul 20 06:07 |
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| schestowitz[TR3] | I don't know what exactly you do. I was a software developer (now retired and way more than 20 years older than you are.) I would imagine that it doesn't really matter what you do: this age (41) is kind of horrible; younger people jump around like a CEO at a Coldplay show; older people are now getting locked in; if you are not on a trajectory to be CEO, the lock in is not all that great. | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | I was never on a trajectory for Rob Thomas style greatness. But I did have some skills which I kept current. The reason that was important is that the only real raises I ever got after age 41 happened when I took those skills and got real offers from other companies. The world was different 20-30 years ago and remote work was not common. For family reasons, I was not really keen on moving but would do it. The first time I told them | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | I was leaving, I was shocked: WHY THE H-LL DID YOU NOT OFFER ME THIS BEFORE? And I had to do this a few more times. The only rule is: you absolutely, positively have to have a foot out the door. If they think for one second that you are playing around, you get nothing but if they believe you, they will talk. | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | I'm not sure if you are doing this, but the very first thing you must be doing is: keep your resume very current. Let me clarify that for the kids listening in tonight: keep your LinkedIn profile as fresh and exciting as you can. If you do something awesome, add it to your profile. (The flip side is that there is zero in it for you to update your W3 profile....those updates are just a waste of your time. Just let the default garbag | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | e get added from time to time.) | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | The next thing is: keep in touch with folks you liked working with and who moved on. In my case (and I am sure in everyone's case) there are these random good things that magically appear if you nurture this channel. | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | At age 41, obviously you are wondering about making it to 70. But that assumes a fairly static "stay with IBM and never rock the boat" proposition. We don't really know what IBM will be like in 30 years or even if it will still be around. So (sort of re-enforcing an earlier point) you need to broaden your thinking. Imagine an amazing opportunity comes up because you pursued it. Even though you may have kids and a mortgage, you cann | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | ot be completely adverse to risk. | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | I am pretty sure you will make it to 70 years of age. I am actually less sure what IBM will be like in 30 years. So even at this age, you need to be adaptable. Keep your resume up to date. Keep your ears open. Be ready to make that epic move when it presents itself. | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 4 reactions (+3/-1) | Reply | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @aj+1k0j6erj9 | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +3 | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Replace one cup coffee with 30 minutes workout and one drink with another 30 minutes. | Jul 20 06:07 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | It won’t solve your problem but it will keep you a bit healthier while you sort things out. | Jul 20 06:07 |
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| schestowitz[TR3] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0j6erj9 | Jul 20 06:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR3] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:10 |
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| schestowitz[TR3] | " | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | @zi SW group in 2024 has proven that AI can replace at least 50% of their headcount and to date they have been replacing 75% of their legacy headcount with automation. Once a SW modernization algorithm is functional, you just need algorithm maintenance folks to fill in the gaps, and almost all of the legacy support staff can be replaced. HR tried to replace 90% of their headcount with AI from the get go, but discovered 10% of their | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | requests required 25% of the legacy headcount. THUS the bean counters have settled on a 65% AI replacement number. Please NOTE that the target headcount replacement via AI in consulting is almost exclusively repeatable support staff tasks. Very few if any actual face to face consultants will be impacted Only the support areas / staff are in scope. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 15 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @zj+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +2 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | If these clowns think they can replace 2/3 of Consulting headcount with watsonx + ICA then I want some of what they're smoking because it must be incredibly good stuff. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 18 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @z1+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +3 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | HR was the demonstration project | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | No customer will want to pay anything for the privilege of interacting with some useless, ignorant, and hallucinating IBM AI consultant bot. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Customers will leave in droves. Great strategy. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @vq+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +1 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | You want to know where IBM is heading, just look at each divisions margins and what they are pursuing | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | SW 80% margins Buy innovation and be the worldwide distributor for that purchased innovation. As you buy innovation, you get to replace legacy. This strategy has been working since the Redhat purchase | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Infrastructure 55% margins (note its 70% and up on enterprise and 30% or lower on scale out) Exploit the enterprise monopoly. If it doesn’t relate to enterprise customers your job at IBM infrastructure is very limited. IBM wants to partner off all of the low margin stuff | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Consulting 25% margins Lower all consulting costs no matter what it takes. 25% margins are considered commodity, and management has been tasked with improving them dramatically (50% is the goal) Short term plan was move to commodity labor (1/3 the first world price), which is currently being aggressively pursued as consulting isn’t growing. Long term plan is to replace most commodity labor with AI (this lowers head count by 6 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 5% and ups productivity due to automation). HR was the demonstration project, but automation of repetitive tasks via AI has been shown to have a very positive ROI, thus the focus on eliminating labor. IBM wants the current 150k in consulting reduced to 50k over the next 3 years. Almost all of that reduction will come from AI. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @vh+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +2 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | @kr With the conditions of main site buildings it would be financially better to sell the site and build else where with buildings better suited for raised floor space. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 2 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @r2+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +2 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | If they get rid of main site then where is all the raised floor computer labs going. So I say not. Admins may all go to 500 (now leased) but main will expand into raise floor architecture. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 3 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 4 reactions (+3/-1) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @kr+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +10 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | @e9 - Over time, almost EVERYTHING is going to get sold in order to fund the acquisition of growing SW companies like RH and Hashi which is what's needed to maintain the dividend. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 3 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 10 reactions (+10/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @ht+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +10 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | its almost like if they let us WFH, they could close offices without laying people off... | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 4 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 12 reactions (+11/-1) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @em+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +6 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | @e7 So you are implying that over time IBM will close Rochester, Austin, Tucson, Raleigh, and Silicon Valley labs, OR just partner them out? | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | I’m assuming IBM would keep Albany and other sites that have active partnerships | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 4 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 8 reactions (+7/-1) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @e9+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +9 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | @e7 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | So, I guess we will have to move to either VA or NY, or all have to leave IBM... | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Can't wait until they close the last office in Atlanta... Let's have it... big savings there! | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Arvind, what do you say? | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 4 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @e8+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +11 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Long term in the US they'll keep: | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Armonk HQ | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | One Madison in NYC for the banking/insurance clients | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | DC/Herndon for the govt clients | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Poughkeepsie for Z | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Yorktown Heights for Research | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | A NY company with a satellite office in DC. Everything else will go. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 4 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 13 reactions (+12/-1) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @e7+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +11 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | expect everything to close in a few years. company is being positioned to be sold off. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 4 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 13 reactions (+12/-1) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @dh+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +12 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | In Atlanta, we are down to a single office after the end of this week. Only two floors, that office is a real dump! | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | You can bet that at some point that last office will close and the thousands of employees in Atlanta will be laid off. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | It is coming in the next couple of years. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 5 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 12 reactions (+12/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @bb+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +16 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | It is all about costs cutting… revenues are not growing but they want the free cash flow to grow by leaps and bounds… layoffs, offices closing will continue. This is a fire sale… get rid of things/people quickly | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 5 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 18 reactions (+17/-1) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @ba+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +12 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | @a1 no different from the mess that the CIO and other IBM groups made in Southbury. A beautiful campus just left to rot ... and they call it Progress and Agile. BS. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 5 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 14 reactions (+13/-1) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @aj+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +12 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Same...I went there years ago and wandered around bldgs that were packed and busy back in the PCO CO days. So sad. IBM cares about: 1. stock price and 2. cash flow. NOTHING ELSE. I started with IBM in the early 80s and if I knew then what I know now I would have left after 3 yrs. It really is psychosis. Greed. Illegal. Immoral. They no longer make anything nor does anyone what know what IBM does. Same with Poughkeepsie. INDIA BUSIN | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | ESS MEANDERINGS-MEDIORCRITY-MADNESS-MO--NIC now... | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 5 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 12 reactions (+12/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @aa+1k0540gdg | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +10 | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | I went there for a couple of weeks 10 years ago and it was a ghost town even back then, with 80% of the offices empty. | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | " | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:11 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | " | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | The next CEO will probably be Slob the Hoodie Thomas. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | I don’t think F@t Krabanaugh wants that job. He wants to be just high enough so he collects his bloated company but not have the figurative arrows at him | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @g3+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +6 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | @ek | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Once Alvind is off the throne and someone else takes over, you can be sure that AI in IBM India too will have it's days numbered and it's practitioners will become an endangered species. Much of the same is already happening with other tech companies - Microsoft and Amazon have recently had huge layoffs. As someone has already pointed out elsewhere in these pages about IBM, "There is ZERO innovation coming out of India, AI or other | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | wise. India's only asset is cheap labor and always will be." Dinesh and Alvind can justify their views by opening up new centers in Bengaluru and elsewhere, but facts are facts. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @fx+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +8 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | @dy | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Yes, you are doing Krabanaugh's job. He's too damned lazy to take any training, so he forces others to take it instead and make it up for him. So, it makes him looks like a magnificent leader to lord it over the other Pipmunks. But he's nothing but an oversized and overweight tub of lard. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @fm+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +8 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Sure - if the AI role is in India. Otherwise, forget about it. Job security is dead - even for top talent. You need to be under 40 and live in India to have a career future at IBM. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 1 day ago by Big blue ba--s | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @ek+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +12 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | How is AI working for IBM? Everyone is forced to use Consulting Advantage - which is so d-mb that it cannot give you answers like 3 digit country codes IBM uses internally....It cannot give you current exchange rate. If you need a tools support, there is nothing automated and you need to manually create tickets. You also need to take meeting minutes manually because the BS Consulting Advantage does not summarize all the important p | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | oints that were discussed and what actions are needed to be done. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | I am so tired and exhausted by all the push - do this training, that certificate, complete these mandatories, maintain your utilization and attainment numbers, do watsonx...... | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | It feels like I am doing job for 3-5 people because nobody feels responsible for their job area but instead they are pushing on you to do their jobs. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 12 reactions (+12/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @dy+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +9 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Safe if you're the AI, LOL | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 2 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @cm+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +8 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | The only safe IBM roles are the BS roles. Learn to lie about AI, like all the execs lied about Watson's capabilities. Then you'll be safe. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 2 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 10 reactions (+9/-1) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @by+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +8 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | No. Big layoffs in AI. Both Tech and Consulting. Last year or so. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 2 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @bb+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +9 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Watson (before the X) had a big layoff a few years back. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 2 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @b9+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +7 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | @b1 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Ge-z, that sounds like what happened to Blockchain, IBM Cloud, OS/2 and the list goes on.... | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 2 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @b2+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +11 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | maybe yes for now... but just wait until AI does not work for IBM... they will be quick to lay off all the AI talents!! Good luck! | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | As a general rule at IBM, you never start working on the new stuff... just wait a few years to see if it will stick. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 2 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 11 reactions (+11/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @b1+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +16 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | As safe as your money was in the Bernie Madoff ledgers. IBM's greed, arrogance, incompetence knows no bounds. Leave them now while you can on your terms as your job will soon either be: 1. Erased like it never happened. 2. Be back filled by a RCG recent college grad who thinks clouds are the puffy white things in the sky and servers bring you food. 3. A place far far away called India. Pick your poison...IBM equals Indian Business | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Machines. I've Been Misled. I've Been Mismanaged. I've Become Mediocre. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 2 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 16 reactions (+16/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @ax+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +9 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | For most employees at IBM it is NO, but for Alvind, Rob the Slob, Krabanaugh and the Pipmunks, it is YES. That is because they lie through their teeth. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Smart clients see these crooks coming and head off in the opposite direction. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 2 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @aw+1k0ccfvbz | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +10 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | No | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | " | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k055v9br | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | " | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | is the Baton Rouge CIC doing layoffs? | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 2 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @q0+1k055v9br | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +5 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Very few layoffs in consulting in Canada so far this year. Hoping mine comes soon so I can lawyer up and cash out. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 3 days ago by come at me bro | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @m4+1k055v9br | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +8 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | I think you've been shielded to date. Consulting has been shrinking (more than usual) for at least the last 2 years, if not 3. Consulting revenue is down -1%, and cost savings aren't improving that figure. IBM's overall revenue growth invariably lags its peers. Consulting (and Infrastructure) are, um, how to put this politely - 'facing headwinds'. If you don't make money for IBM, then expect divestiture, mass reorganisation, or sim | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | ilar. As I advised my team when the writing was on the wall - you can hang around for a possible RA and face the prospect of finding a new job then, or be proactive and start looking now for that next step in your career. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 3 days ago by ex-B10 Consulting | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @kw+1k055v9br | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +12 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Not even a bi-annual process anymore, a continuous one now. | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | 5 days ago by Anonymous | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | | 12 reactions (+12/-0) | Reply | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Post ID: @ae+1k055v9br | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | +11 | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | Consulting been laying off for the last 2 yrs.... | Jul 20 06:12 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | " | Jul 20 06:12 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k0ccfvbz ) | Jul 20 06:15 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k055v9br ) | Jul 20 06:18 | |
| schestowitz[TR3] | "Microsoft buys more than a billion dollars’ worth of excrement, including human poop, to clean up its AI mess — company will pump waste underground to offset AI carbon emissions" | Jul 20 09:51 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | x https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-buys-more-than-a-billion-dollars-worth-of-excrement-including-human-poop-company-will-pump-waste-underground-to-offset-ai-carbon-emissions | Jul 20 09:51 |
| schestowitz[TR3] | # irrelevant: wrong carbon cycle. bio carbon vs fossil carbon | Jul 20 09:51 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.tomshardware.com | Microsoft buys more than a billion dollars’ worth of excrement, including human poop, to clean up its AI mess — company will pump waste underground to offset AI carbon emissions | Tom's Hardware | Jul 20 09:51 | |
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